The Distribution Frequency of Interferon-Gamma Receptor 1 Gene Polymorphisms in Interferon-γ Release Assay-Positive Patients

Tuberculosis is caused by mycobacterium, a potentially fatal infectious bacterium. In recent years, TB cases increased in the whole world. WHO statistics data shows that the world’s annual tuberculosis incidence was 8~10 million with about 3 million deaths. Several studies have shown that susceptibi...

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Main Authors: Changguo Chen, Lei Chen, Changwei Chen, Qiuyuan Chen, Qiangyuan Zhao, Youyou Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Disease Markers
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4031671