Serum apolipoprotein B increased among tuberculosis patients compared to healthy subjects

Background The burden of tuberculosis (TB) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is enormous worldwide. Public health programs have been challenged with the overlapping of TB and CVD epidemics.Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is also a main driver of atherogenesis, suggesting a potential pathogenic role...

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Main Authors: Augustine Chinedu Ihim, Samuel Chukwuemeka Meludu, Charles Chinedum Onyenekwe, Arthur Ebelenna Anyabolu, Comfort N Akujiobi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine Trisakti University 2021-04-01
Series:Universa Medicina
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Online Access:https://univmed.org/ejurnal/index.php/medicina/article/view/1062