Pan-genome association study of Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage-4 revealed specific genes related to the high and low prevalence of the disease in patients from the North-Eastern area of Medellín, Colombia

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis ( Mtb ) lineage 4 is responsible for the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) worldwide. This lineage has been the most prevalent lineage in Colombia, especially in the North-Eastern (NE) area of Medellin, where it has been shown to have a high prevalence of LAM9 SIT42 and Haarlem1 SIT62 sublineages. There is evidence that regardless of environmental factors and host genetics,...

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