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Genome-wide association studies of tuberculosis in Asians identify distinct at-risk locus for young tuberculosis.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jun 2012
Mahasirimongkol Surakameth, Yanai Hideki, Mushiroda Taisei, Promphittayarat Watoo, Wattanapokayakit Sukanya, Phromjai Jurairat, Yuliwulandari Rika, Wichukchinda Nuanjun, Yowang Amara, Yamada Norio, Kantipong Patcharee, Takahashi Atsushi, Kubo Michiaki, Sawanpanyalert Pathom, Kamatani Naoyuki, Nakamura Yusuke, Tokunaga Katsushi
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most devastating chronic infectious diseases, but the role of host genetics in disease development after infection in this disease remains unidentified. Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) in Thais and Japanese were carried out and separately analyzed, attempted replication, then, combined by meta-analysis were not yielding any convincing association evidences; these results...
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