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Variants in the IFNγ transcription factor genes TBET, STAT1, STAT4, and HLX and the risk of pulmonary tuberculosis in a Colombian population: a case-control study.
Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud - 1 Jan 2000
Sánchez Dulfary, Lefebvre Céline, García Luis F, Barrera Luis F
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INTRODUCTION: Interferon gamma (IFNγ) is the most potent cytokine involved in the control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the etiological agent of human tuberculosis (TB). Patients with active TB present reduced levels of IFNγ, which may explain the lack of effective immunity against Mtb in...
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