Heritability Analysis of Cytokines as Intermediate Phenotypes of Tuberculosis
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- 1 June 2003
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 187 (11), 1679-1685
- https://doi.org/10.1086/375249
Abstract
Numerous studies have provided support for genetic susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB); however, heterogeneity in disease expression has hampered preKeywords
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