Kozhamkulov, U.Kairov, U.Molkenov, A.Steins, M.Akhmetova, А.Akilzhanova, A2018-11-012018-11-012018-10-18Kozhamkulov, U. et al. (2018) Whole genome sequencing of m. Tuberculosis strains in kazakhstan reveal genomic variants in genes coding pe/ppe protein family specific for mdr/xdr isolates. Nazarbayev University.http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/3578Worldwide in 2016, around 10.4 million people were diagnosed with TB among which 1.7 million died [1]. Despite the progress in decreasing the global incidence of drug-susceptible TB, multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis in the past decade led to decreased efficiency of chemotherapy. However, the rate of drug-resistant TB increases annually, especially multidrug-resistant TB (MDR TB) [1].enAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United Statesmultidrug-resistant (MDR)drug-resistant (XDR)Tuberculosis (TB)Presentation