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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Autor principal: Smith, Clare M. (author)
Outros Autores: 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)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2016
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/44888
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/44888