... (int1del554-567) associated with protection against TB similar to the ORs of MCP1 -2581G and MCP1 -362C.As the three variants are in weak LD (MCP1 -2581A/GwithMCP1 -362C/G and MCP1 int1del554-567/W)or ... RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access MCP1 haplotypes associated with protection from pulmonary tuberculosis Christopher D Intemann1,2, Thorsten Thye1,2, Birgit ... and of the MCP1 -2581 and -362variants that were previously typed are given. The dele-tion of 14 bases length located in the first MCP1 intro n,int1del554-567, was associated with protection...