Analysis of eight genes modulating interferon gamma and human genetic susceptibility to tuberculosis: a case-control association study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Interferon gamma is a major macrophage-activating cytokine during infection with <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</it>, the causative pathogen of tuberculosis, and its role has been well established in animal models and in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-06-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/10/154 |