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Tuberculosis
Studies from J. Xiao and co-researchers yield new data on tuberculosis
March 10th, 2009
According to recent research from Beijing, People's Republic of China, "Several studies have suggested that genetic factors may affect the susceptibility of a population to tuberculosis, and it has been found that P2X7 is linked to an increased risk for tuberculosis in some West African, Southeast Asian, North American, and North European populations. To explore the potential role of P2X7 in the susceptibility to tuberculosis among members of the Chinese Han population, we evaluated the association of the 1513A -> C and -762T -> C polymorphisms in P2X7 with the risk for tuberculosis." "PCR amplification of genomic DNA was followed by restriction fragment length...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-03-10)
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