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Association of ABO blood group polymorphism and tuberculosis: A study on Bengalee Hindu caste population, West

S Ganguly1, P Sarkar2, D Chatterjee3

  • 1Research Student, Department of Anthropology, University College of Science, Technology & Agriculture, University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata 700019, India.

The Indian Journal of Tuberculosis
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