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Inflammatory and immunogenetic markers in correlation with pulmonary tuberculosis

Beatriz Lima Alezio Muller, Daniela Maria de Paula Ramalho, Paula Fernanda Gonçalves dos Santos, Eliene Denites Duarte Mesquita, Afrânio Lineu Kritski, Martha Maria Oliveira

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia · 2013 · 15 citations · 17 references

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Abstract

Our results suggest that genetic markers and markers of acute inflammatory response are useful in predicting the response to antituberculosis treatment.

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