Article
Genetic susceptibility to tuberculosis.
Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine - 1 Sept 2002
Malik Suneil, Schurr Erwin
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis, caused by the human pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis), affects an estimated 8 million people annually, resulting in approximately 2 million deaths. Human genetic variability is an important modulator of tuberculosis susceptibility. This review will discuss candidate susceptibility genes that have been implicated in tuberculosis susceptibility across various ethnic groups and...
Topics
- Animals
- BCG Vaccine
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genome
- Humans
- Immunogenetics
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis