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CFP-10

CFP-10 is a 10 kDa secreted antigen from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.[1] It forms a 1:1 heterodimeric complex with ESAT-6. The genes are expressed from the RD1 region of the bacterial genome and play a key role in the virulence of the infection.[2]

References

  1. ↑ “Entrez gene”.
  2. ↑ PMID 16689931

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