[Human genetics of tuberculosis].

Abstract excerpt

Only about 10% of individuals infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis develop tuberculosis, yet there are over eight million new cases and two million deaths each year. Complex interactions between environmental factors (microbial and non microbial) and human factors (genetic and non genetic) determine the clinical outcome of M. tuberculosis infection, accounting for the lack of symptoms in most individuals and...

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