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Four-gene signature predicts TB progression

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Four-gene signature predicts TB progression
- The accuracy of the four-gene signature, known as RISK4, was validated in 79 HIV-negative household contacts of patients with active TB in South Africa, Gambia and Ethiopia who developed active TB 3 to 24 months after exposure, as well as 328 matched nonprogressors. The RISK4 biomarker ...