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Tuberculosis
New tuberculosis study findings recently were reported by researchers at Tongji University
June 15th, 2009
Current study results from the report, 'The selection and application of ssDNA aptamers against MPT64 protein in Mycobacterium tuberculosis,' have been published. According to recent research from Shanghai, People's Republic of China, "Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major health problem affecting millions of people worldwide. One-third of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the etiologic agent of TB." "A simple and rapid method to diagnose TB is urgently needed to be developed. The procedure of systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment (SELEX) is a method in which single-stranded oligonucleotides (called aptamers) are...
Source: Tuberculosis Week (2009-06-15)
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