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Editorial
. 2012 Feb 15;205(4):525-7.
doi: 10.1093/infdis/jir792. Epub 2012 Jan 5.

Human genetic susceptibility to tuberculosis: time for a bottom-up approach?

Robert John Wilkinson
Editorial

Human genetic susceptibility to tuberculosis: time for a bottom-up approach?

Robert John Wilkinson. J Infect Dis. .
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