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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lyons, Emily J., Frodsham, Angela J., Zhang, Lyna, Hill, Adrian V.S., Amos, William
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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

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