TUBERCULOSIS: GENETIC ASPECTS OF HUMAN ORGANISM AND M. TUBERCULOSIS INTERACTION (LITERATURE REVIEW AND OWN RESEARCHES)

V. P. Pishak, S. P. Polyova, Yu. I. Bazhora, M. M. Tchesnokova

Keywords: genetic factors of tuberculosis, molecular genetics, tuberculosis micobacteria

The review analyses data concerning the role of genetic factors in predisposition to tuberculosis, and role of peculiarities of M. tuberculosis genotype in severity of the disease and response to anti-tuberculosis therapy.