MS4A6A gene application
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Current Assignee / Owner
- THE THIRD PEOPLES HOSPITAL OF SHENZHEN
- Publication Date
- 2013-05-01
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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technical field
[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of bioengineering, in particular to the application of MS4A6A gene. Background technique
[0002] Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Mycobacterium tuberculosis can not only cause pulmonary tuberculosis (85%), but also cause tuberculosis in multiple organs outside the lungs. Although there are currently effective anti-tuberculosis drugs, tuberculosis is still the number one killer of infectious diseases, and about 2 million people die from tuberculosis every year in the world; about one-third of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which is called About 10% of people with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) will eventually develop active tuberculosis.
[0003] Due to the lack of effective tuberculosis vaccine, the prevention and control of tuberculosis mainly depends on early detection, treatment and isolation of a...