Association of an HLA-DQ Allele With Clinical Tuberculosis
Open Access
- 21 January 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 279 (3) , 226-228
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.279.3.226
Abstract
ABOUT A THIRD of the earth's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis,1-3 the bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB). Infection with M tuberculosis results in a variety of conditions ranging from asymptomatic infection to progressive pulmonary or extrapulmonary TB and death.4 Approximately 1 in 10 of those infected will progress to active disease during their lifetime.1-3 Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death due to an infectious disease worldwide, accounting for approximately 3 million deaths annually.1-3Keywords
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