Open AccessOccurrence of RD149 and RD152 deletions in Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from Pakistan
Author(s) -
Akbar Kanji,
Zahra Hasan,
Mahnaz Tanveer,
Rabia Laiq,
Rumina Hasan
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.1112
Subject(s) - genotype , biology , mycobacterium tuberculosis , subfamily , tuberculosis , virology , strain (injury) , beijing , genetics , gene , medicine , pathology , anatomy , law , political science , china
Central Asian Strain 1 (CAS1) is the predominant Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotype in Pakistan. The occurrence of deletions in regions of differences (RDs) among CAS1 and other predominant genogroups in the country were investigated.
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