Human V-ATPase gene can protect or predispose the host to pulmonary tuberculosis Capparelli R et al. - Diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis was based on chest radiography and sputum smear examination and confirmed by PCR and bacteriological tests. Alleles segregated in the form of four haplotype pairs: 13, 14, 23, and 24. The 13/24 patients were protected against tuberculosis. [more...]
