Polymorphic Variation in TIRAP Is Not Associated with Susceptibility to Childhood TB but May Determine Susceptibility to TBM in Some Ethnic Groups

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Shobana Rebecca Dissanayeke,

Affiliation Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Samuel Levin,

Affiliation Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Sandra Pienaar,

Affiliation Paediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Red Cross Children's Hospital, School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Kathryn Wood,

Affiliation Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Brian Eley,

Affiliation Paediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Red Cross Children's Hospital, School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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David Beatty,

Affiliation Paediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Red Cross Children's Hospital, School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Howard Henderson,

Affiliation Paediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Red Cross Children's Hospital, School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Suzanne Anderson,

Affiliation Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Michael Levin

* E-mail: m.levin@imperial.ac.uk

Affiliation Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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