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Consanguinity and susceptibility to infectious diseases in humans
Studies of animal populations suggest that low genetic heterozygosity is an important risk factor for infection by a diverse range of pathogens, but relatively little research has looked to see whether similar patterns exist in humans. We have used microsatellite genome screen data for tuberculosis...
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| Formato: | Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society
2009
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2684220/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19324620 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2009.0133 |