No Evidence for Association Between the Functional rs1862513 Polymorphism in the Promoter Region of the Resistin Gene (RETN) and Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Northern Spain

Ocejo-Vinyals JG^1*, Escobio A², Irure-Ventura J¹, Ausín F¹, Arroyo JL³, Agüero R⁴ and Fariñas MC⁵

¹Immunology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla-IDIVAL,Santander, Spain

²Faculty of Biology, University of Oviedo, Spain

³Bank Regional Blood and Tissue, Cantabria, Spain

⁴Department of Pneumology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain

⁵Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla -University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain

^*Corresponding Author: Ocejo-Vinyals JG, Immunology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla-IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, Tel: +34942202941 Email: