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Genetic architecture of tuberculosis resistance in a mouse model of infection.
Genes and immunity - 1 Apr 2006
Yan B-S, Kirby A, Shebzukhov Y V, Daly M J, Kramnik I
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis remains a significant public health problem: one-third of the human population is infected with virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and 10% of those are at risk of developing tuberculosis during their lifetime. In both humans and experimental animal models, genetic variation among infected individuals contributes to the outcome of infection. However, in immunocompetent individuals (the majority...
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