The rate of low copy number of CATT repeat (less or equal to 6) was significantly higher in lung tuberculosis patients than in normal people(85.6% vs 66.6%),suggesting that MIF might play a reciprocity in the pathogenesis of tuberculosis.

• 对比分析提示；肺结核病人MIF基因启动子区CATT低拷贝数(低于或等于6个)出现的频率明显高于正常人(85.；6%25比66