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Difference in Antibody Responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Antigens in Japanese Tuberculosis Patients Infected with the Beijing/Non-Beijing Genotype.
Journal of immunology research - 1 Jan 2017
Zhao Jingge, Shiratori Beata, Okumura Masao, Yanai Hideki, Matsumoto Makoto, Nakajima Chie, Mizuno Kazue, Ono Kenji, Oda Tetsuya, Chagan-Yasutan Haorile, Ashino Yugo, Matsuba Takashi, Yoshiyama Takashi, Suzuki Yasuhiko, Hattori Toshio
Abstract excerpt
The Beijing genotype Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), notorious for its virulence and predisposition to relapse, could be identified by spoligotyping based on genetic heterogeneity. The plasma samples from 20 cases of Beijing and 16 cases of non-Beijing MTB infected individuals and 24 healthy controls (HCs) were collected, and antibodies against 11 antigens (Rv0679c142Asn, Rv0679c142Lys, Ag85B, Ag85A, ARC,...
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