Biologist probe genes’ link to TB treatment
Thursday, August 14th, 2008Filipino molecular biologists at the country’s largest pharmaceutical and healthcare company United Laboratories, Inc (Unilab) studied the genetic variations in a human body called single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that could determine the body’s response to TB treatment.
According to government data, TB is the sixth leading cause of death nationwide. This translates to 80 Filipinos dying [...]