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Cytokine genes are associated with tuberculin skin test response in a native Brazilian population.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Jan 2010
Zembrzuski Verônica M, Basta Paulo C, Callegari-Jacques Sidia M, Santos Ricardo V, Coimbra Carlos E A, Salzano Francisco M, Hutz Mara H
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis was a major cause of population decline among Brazilian indigenous peoples and remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among them. Despite high BCG coverage, results of Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) reactivity have shown high rates of anergy in Amazonian Indians. Given the hi...
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