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Polymorphism within the interferon-gamma/receptor complex is associated with pulmonary tuberculosis.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Aug 2006
Cooke Graham S, Campbell Sarah J, Sillah Jackson, Gustafson Per, Bah Boubacar, Sirugo Georgio, Bennett Steve, McAdam Keith P W J, Sow Oumou, Lienhardt Christian, Hill Adrian V S
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RATIONALE: Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) is of central interest in the study of tuberculosis. A number of single-gene mutations have been identified in the IFN-gamma signaling pathway that predispose to severe mycobacterial disease, but the relevance of polymorphism within these genes to the commo...
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