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Expression of CDllc in blood monocytes as biomarker for favorable response to antituberculosis treatment.
Archives of medical research - 1 Feb 2009
Rosas-Taraco Adrian G, Salinas-Carmona Mario C, Revol Agnès, Rendon Adrian, Caballero-Olin Guillermo, Arce-Mendoza Alma Y
Abstract excerpt
CD11c is involved in Mycobacterium tuberculosis phagocytosis by human macrophages. CD11c has not been evaluated during antituberculosis (anti-TB) treatment. CD11c expression was evaluated on monocytes from peripheral blood leukocytes of pulmonary TB (PTB) patients and healthy controls by flow cytometry, whereas CD11c/Arg47Trp polymorphism was analyzed using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length...
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