Tuberculosis, Drug Resistance & Genomics
CDC information on tuberculosis
Genomes reveal roots of TB drug resistance. Tuberculosis strains evolve by gradually acquiring subtle mutations.
Ed Yong Nature News, Sep 1
Genomic analysis identifies targets of convergent positive selection in drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Maha R Farhat, et al. Nat Genetics 2013 Sep 1
Genome sequencing of 161 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from China identifies genes and intergenic regions associated with drug resistance.
Hongtai Zhang, et al. Nat Genetics, August 2013
Decoding drug-resistant TB- Researchers characterize drug-resistant tuberculosis by analyzing the genomes of more than 500 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from around the world
TB has human, not animal, origins,
Did you know? 291 genes have been reported with risk of Tuberculosis and outcomes, including 9 genomewide association studies. To find out more, visit the HuGE Navigator
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