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The monogenic basis of human tuberculosis.
Human genetics - 1 Jun 2020
Boisson-Dupuis Stephanie
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenesis of tuberculosis (TB) remains poorly understood, as no more than 5-10% of individuals infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis go on developing clinical disease. The contribution of human genetics to TB pathogenesis has been amply documented by means of classic genetics since the turn of the twentieth century. Over the last 20 years, following-up on the study of Mendelian susceptibility to...
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