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Mannose-binding lectin gene polymorphisms and mycobacterial lymphadenitis in young patients.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 Sept 2013
You Huey-Ling, Lin Tsun-Mei, Wang Jui-Chu, Li Chia-Chin, Chao Tsai-Ling, Liao Wei-Ting, Eng Hock-Liew
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BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) has recently re-emerged as a major public health threat worldwide. There is strong evidence that host genetic factors influence individual susceptibility to TB and that, once infected, young children and immunocompromised patients are at increased risk for mycobacterial disease and progression to extrapulmonary lymphadenitis. METHODS: The association between polymorphisms of...
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