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Genetic Susceptibility to Acute Rheumatic Fever: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Twin Studies

BACKGROUND: Acute rheumatic fever is considered to be a heritable condition, but the magnitude of the genetic effect is unknown. The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of twin studies of concordance of acute rheumatic fever in order to derive quantitative es...

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Autores principales: Engel, Mark E., Stander, Raphaella, Vogel, Jonathan, Adeyemo, Adebowale A., Mayosi, Bongani M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3184125/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21980428
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0025326