Susceptibility to pulmonary disease due to Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex may reflect low IL-17 and high IL-10 responses rather than Th1 deficiency

It remains unclear why some individuals and not others are susceptible to non-tuberculous mycobacterial lung disease (NTMLD). To determine whether NTMLD is associated with defects or biases in Th1/Th2/Th17 immunity, blood leukocytes from NTM patients with nodular bronchiectasis, their adult offsprin...

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Main Authors: Lim, A., Allison, C., Price, Patricia, Waterer, G.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Academic Press 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15281