Inventors:
Robert Wallis - Old Lyme CT, US
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY - Somerset NJ
International Classification:
C12Q 1/68, G01N 33/68
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to cytokines and genes that are differentially affected by TNF blockers and the use of these genes and cytokines to help asses the TB risks of new immunosuppressive therapies, to help evaluate the effects of new TB vaccines, and to help assess TB susceptibility in persons exposed to