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Haptoglobin polymorphism and mortality in patients with tuberculosis.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Aug 2000
Kasvosve I, Gomo Z A, Mvundura E, Moyo V M, Saungweme T, Khumalo H, Gordeuk V R, Boelaert J R, Delanghe J R, De Bacquer D, Gangaidzo I T
Abstract excerpt
SETTING: A rural Zimbabwean hospital and the surrounding community. OBJECTIVES: To determine whether a particular haptoglobin phenotype is associated with increased susceptibility to clinical pulmonary tuberculosis, and to determine the outcome of treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis according to haptoglobin phenotype. DESIGN: A case-control study, and a prospective cohort study. RESULTS: We studied 98...
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