Genetic epidemiology of tuberculosis susceptibility: impact of study design.

Several candidate gene studies have provided evidence for a role of host genetics in susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB). However, the results of these studies have been very inconsistent, even within a study population. Here, we review the design of these studies from a genetic epidemiological pers...

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Main Author: Catherine M Stein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21283783/pdf/?tool=EBI