Evolutionary speculation about tuberculosis and the metabolic and inflammatory processes of obesity

JAMA. 2009 Jun 24;301(24):2586-8. doi: 10.1001/jama.2009.930.

Author

Jesse Roth¹

Affiliation

¹ Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, 149-37 Powells Cove Blvd, Whitestone NY 11357, USA. jesserothmd@hotmail.com

PMID: 19549976
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.930

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Biological Evolution*
Disease Susceptibility
Humans
Immunity, Innate
Metabolic Syndrome / epidemiology*
Metabolic Syndrome / immunology*
Obesity / epidemiology*
Obesity / genetics
Obesity / immunology*
Obesity / metabolism
Tuberculosis / epidemiology*
Tuberculosis / immunology*
Tuberculosis / physiopathology