About the Authors
- Léanie Kleynhans
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Affiliation Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, MRC Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology, DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical TB Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa
- Nelita Du Plessis
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Affiliation Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, MRC Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology, DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical TB Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa
- Gillian F. Black
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Affiliation Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, MRC Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology, DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical TB Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa
- André G. Loxton
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Affiliation Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, MRC Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology, DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical TB Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa
- Martin Kidd
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Affiliation Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Paul D. van Helden
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Affiliation Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, MRC Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology, DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical TB Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa
- Gerhard Walzl
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Affiliation Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, MRC Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology, DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical TB Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa
- Katharina Ronacher
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* E-mail: kron@sun.ac.za
Affiliation Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, MRC Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology, DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical TB Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: KR GW. Performed the experiments: LK NDP. Analyzed the data: LK MK KR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GW PDvH MK KR LK. Wrote the paper: LK KR. Patient database support: GFB AGL. Critical review of manuscript and intellectual contributions: PDvH GFB NDP AGL GW MK.