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Mycobacterium asiaticum is a species of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). NTM infections can cause a range of clinical manifestations, often affecting the lungs, skin, and lymph nodes.Diagnosis
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Two genetic variations of the IFN-γ gene polymorphisms (rs1861494 and rs2069718) are associated with tuberculosis infection risk in Asian populations 1.
The IFN-γ rs1861494 gene polymorphism showed statistically significant associations with allelic, dominant, and overdominant models, but not the recessive model (P = 0.25) 1.
The IFN-γ rs2069718 gene polymorphism demonstrated statistically significant associations with overdominant, recessive, and allelic models, but not the dominant model (P = 0.11) 1.References
1 Antony BS, Nagarajan C, Thomas KE, Stephen SB, Yasam SK, Subbaraj GK. IFN-gene polymorphisms as a risk factor for tuberculosis infection in Asian populations: A meta-analysis. International journal of mycobacteriology 2023. link