The effects of socioeconomic status, clinical factors, and genetic ancestry on pulmonary tuberculosis disease in northeastern Mexico.

Diverse socioeconomic and clinical factors influence susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB) disease in Mexico. The role of genetic factors, particularly those that differ between the parental groups that admixed in Mexico, is unclear. The objectives of this study are to identify the socioeconomic and c...

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Main Authors: Bonnie N Young, Adrian Rendón, Adrian Rosas-Taraco, Jack Baker, Meghan Healy, Jessica M Gross, Jeffrey Long, Marcos Burgos, Keith L Hunley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3984129?pdf=render