Vitamin D supplementation in health and latent tuberculosis promotes regulatory T cell expression

Gemma Hawthorne (Meriden, United Kingdom), Gemma Hawthorne, Zhang JinJin, David Thickett, Alice Turner

Source: International Congress 2016 – Active and latent tuberculosis: biomarkers
Session: Active and latent tuberculosis: biomarkers
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 2116
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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