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Genetic sequencing offers same-day TB testing

Researchers have for the first time shown that standard tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic tests can be replaced by a sub-24 hour genetic test applied to the TB bacteria in a patient's sputum. Dr Zamin Iqbal from the Wellcome Trust Centre of Human Genetics co-led this study.

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