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Whole Exome Sequencing Identifies New Host Genomic Susceptibility Factors in Empyema Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in Children: A Pilot Study

Pneumonia is the leading cause of death amongst infectious diseases. Streptococcus pneumoniae is responsible for about 25% of pneumonia cases worldwide, and it is a major cause of childhood mortality. We carried out a whole exome sequencing (WES) study in eight patients with complicated cases of pne...

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Autores principales: Salas, Antonio, Pardo-Seco, Jacobo, Barral-Arca, Ruth, Cebey-López, Miriam, Gómez-Carballa, Alberto, Rivero-Calle, Irene, Pischedda, Sara, Currás-Tuala, María-José, Amigo, Jorge, Gómez-Rial, José, Martinón-Torres, Federico
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5977180/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29751582
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genes9050240