Interferon-γ gene polymorphisms on interferon-γ production affects susceptibility and treatment response to tuberculosis in Japanese population

M. Shibasaki, T. Yagi, H. Yatsuya, M. Okamoto, M. Nishikawa, H. Baba, N. Hashimoto, K. Senda, T. Kawabe, K. Nakashima, K. Imaizumi, K. Shimokata, Y. Hasegawa (Obu, Nagoya, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Diagnostic advances in tuberculosis
Session: Diagnostic advances in tuberculosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2536
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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M. Shibasaki, T. Yagi, H. Yatsuya, M. Okamoto, M. Nishikawa, H. Baba, N. Hashimoto, K. Senda, T. Kawabe, K. Nakashima, K. Imaizumi, K. Shimokata, Y. Hasegawa (Obu, Nagoya, Japan). Interferon-γ gene polymorphisms on interferon-γ production affects susceptibility and treatment response to tuberculosis in Japanese population. Eur Respir J 2009; 34: Suppl. 53, 2536

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