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Editorial
. 2022 Jan 7:12:830920.
doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.830920. eCollection 2021.

Editorial: Exploring Immune Variability in Susceptibility to Tuberculosis Infection in Humans

Chetan Seshadri  1   2 , Jayne S Sutherland  3 , Cecilia S Lindestam Arlehamn  4 , Julie G Burel  4
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Editorial: Exploring Immune Variability in Susceptibility to Tuberculosis Infection in Humans

Chetan Seshadri et al. Front Immunol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Mycobacterium tuberculosis; T cells; biomarkers; co-morbid illness; human immunity; infection; resistance.

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