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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Louise Showe
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-50834 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
PloS one 20140225 2
<h4>Background</h4>Co-infection with tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death in HIV-infected individuals. However, diagnosis of TB, especially in the presence of an HIV co-infection, can be limiting due to the high inaccuracy associated with the use of conventional diagnostic methods. Here we report a gene signature that can identify a tuberculosis infection in patients co-infected with HIV as well as in the absence of HIV.<h4>Methods</h4>We analyzed global gene expression data from peri ...[more]