Tuberculosis susceptibility and vaccine protection are independently controlled by host genotype

The outcome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and the immunological response to the bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine are highly variable in humans. Deciphering the relative importance of host genetics, environment, and vaccine preparation for the efficacy of BCG has proven difficult in n...

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Main Author: Smith, Clare M. (author)
Other Authors: Proulx, Megan K. (author), Olive, Andrew J. (author), Laddy, Dominick (author), Mishra, Bibhuti B. (author), Moss, Caitlin (author), Gutierrez, Nuria Martinez (author), Bellerose, Michelle M. (author), Silva, Palmira Conceição Araújo Barreira (author), Phuah, Jia Yao (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Ciências Médicas::Medicina Básica
Science & Technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/44888
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/44888

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/44888

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