The Slc11a1 gene has received little attention, although Ables et al. (2002) described polymorphisms in introns 4 and 5 and exon V. More recently, Coussens et al. (2004) described the structural organization of this gene and identified polymorphisms in intron 10, although these were not associated with functional mutations related to resistance to brucellosis. This evidence concerns the gene SLC11A1 and brucellosis.