Tuberculosis Susceptibility and Vaccine Protection Are Independently Controlled by Host Genotype

ABSTRACT 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 diffi...

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Auteurs principaux: Clare M. Smith, Megan K. Proulx, Andrew J. Olive, Dominick Laddy, Bibhuti B. Mishra, Caitlin Moss, Nuria Martinez Gutierrez, Michelle M. Bellerose, Palmira Barreira-Silva, Jia Yao Phuah, Richard E. Baker, Samuel M. Behar, Hardy Kornfeld, Thomas G. Evans, Gillian Beamer, Christopher M. Sassetti
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Langue:EN
Publié: American Society for Microbiology 2016
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/f64389b5049e4b54bef00318049e02af
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