Large-scale candidate gene study of leprosy susceptibility in the Karonga district of northern Malawi.

We present a large case-control candidate gene study of leprosy susceptibility. Thirty-eight polymorphic sites from 13 genes were investigated for their role in susceptibility to leprosy by comparing 270 cases with 452 controls in Karonga district, northern Malawi. Homozygotes for a silent T--&g...

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Main Authors: Fitness, J, Floyd, S, Warndorff, D, Sichali, L, Mwaungulu, L, Crampin, A, Fine, P, Hill, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2004