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Genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Tibetans in Tibet, China.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Dong Haiyan, Shi Li, Zhao Xiuqin, Sang Ba, Lv Bing, Liu Zhiguang, Wan Kanglin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious health problem in Tibet where Tibetans are the major ethnic group. Although genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) isolates is a valuable tool for TB control, our knowledge of population structure of M. tuberculosis circulating in Tibet is limited. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In our study, a total of 576 M. tuberculosis isolates from Tibetans in...
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