Haptoglobin and Sickle Cell Polymorphisms and Risk of Active Trachoma in Gambian Children

BACKGROUND: Susceptibility and resistance to trachoma, the leading infectious cause of blindness, have been associated with a range of host genetic factors. In vitro studies of the causative organism, Chlamydia trachomatis, demonstrate that iron availability regulates its growth, suggesting that hos...

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Autores principales: Savy, Mathilde, Hennig, Branwen J., Doherty, Conor P., Fulford, Anthony J., Bailey, Robin, Holland, Martin J., Sirugo, Giorgio, Rockett, Kirk A., Kwiatkowski, Dominic P., Prentice, Andrew M., Cox, Sharon E.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2884021/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20552021
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0011075

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2884021/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20552021
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0011075

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