Genetic Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases in Humans: Design of Population- Based Studies
The spread and clinical manifestations of an infection in human populations depend on a variety of factors, among them host genetics. Familial linkage studies used in genetic epidemiology to identify host genes test for nonrandom segregation of a trait with a few candidate chromosomal regions or any...
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Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1998-12-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/4/4/98-0409_article |