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. 1973 Jan 13;1(5845):83–84. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5845.83

Association between Previous Tuberculous Infection and Cerebal Glioma

Donald W Ward, M L Mattison, Ronald Finn
PMCID: PMC1588800  PMID: 20791876

Abstract

An increased incidence of previous infection with tuberculosis has been found in a series of patients with cerebral gliomas, and it is suggested that such an association may be due to defective immunity acting as a common aetiological factor.

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