Screening of the human tumor necrosis factor (TNF) gene and its receptor 1 (TNFR1) gene for DNA alterations and the subsequent investigation of these and an IL12p40 polymorphism for an association with paediatric tuberculosis

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 85-96). === Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis is characterised by diverse outcomes; the majority of infected individuals remain well and yet others develop disease ranging from limited pulmonary tuberculosis to severe disseminated disease. The reas...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lampel, Netanya
Other Authors: Henderson, Howard
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8628