Genetic basis of immune-mediated susceptibility to infectious disease
Infectious diseases remain a major driver of morbidity and mortality globally. For example, Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes about 10 million cases of tuberculosis (TB) and 1.5 million deaths. In a series of studies I demonstrate that discovering the genetic underpinnings of how immune factors affe...
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Format: | Thesis |
Language: | English |
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2015
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