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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Chanyi Lu
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-27984 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Lu Chanyi C Wu Jing J Wang Honghai H Wang Sen S Diao Ni N Wang Feifei F Gao Yan Y Chen Jiazhen J Shao Lingyun L Weng Xinhua X Zhang Ying Y Zhang Wenhong W
PloS one 20110831 8
<h4>Background</h4>Humans infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) can delete the pathogen or otherwise become latent infection or active disease. However, the factors influencing the pathogen clearance and disease progression from latent infection are poorly understood. This study attempted to use a genome-wide transcriptome approach to identify immune factors associated with MTB infection and novel biomarkers that can distinguish active disease from latent infection.<h4>Methodology/princ ...[more]