CXCL10 is overexpressed in active tuberculosis patients compared to M. tuberculosis-exposed household contacts

Variability in clinical outcome of tuberculosis infection is dependent, among other factors, on variation in host immunological response to the infection, which is modulated, in part by genetic variations present in the host. We undertook a study to identify host factors associated with such clinical variability.

Source: Tuberculosis - February 2, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Chandrika Bhattacharyya, Partha Pratim Majumder, Bhaswati Pandit Source Type: research