Mannose-Binding Lectin ( MBL ) gene polymorphisms in susceptibility to pulmonary tuberculosis among the Lur population of Lorestan Province of Iran.

Our findings demonstrated that genotype and allele may increase the susceptibility to pulmonary TB in the Lur population of Iran, although allele may decrease the susceptibility to pulmonary TB in this population. We suggest that it is necessary to further more studies with larger sample size and other ethnic population.