Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Genetics, immunology and microbiology of tuberculosis
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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P. Farnia, S. Anoosheh, O. Pajand, M. R. Masjedi, P. Tabarsi, M. Kazampour, F. Mohammadi, P. Baghei, M. Bahadori, A. A. Velayati (Tehran, Islamic Republic Of Iran). Comparison of Nramp1 gene polymorphisms among tuberculosis healthy workers with positive PPD and recently infected cases; host susceptibility to tuberculosis. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, 4533

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Paul Kelly - 07.10.2008 10:39
P Kelly
We still do not have a clear predictor or explanation as to why one individual progresses to active TB, following infection while the majority do not.

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