Variation at HLA-DRB1 is associated with resistance to enteric fever.

Enteric fever affects more than 25 million people annually and results from systemic infection with Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi or Paratyphi pathovars A, B or C(1). We conducted a genome-wide association study of 432 individuals with blood culture-confirmed enteric fever and 2,011 controls fro...

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Main Authors: Dunstan, S, Hue, N, Han, B, Li, Z, Tram, T, Sim, K, Parry, C, Chinh, N, Vinh, H, Lan, N, Thieu, N, Vinh, P, Koirala, S, Dongol, S, Arjyal, A, Karkey, A, Shilpakar, O, Dolecek, C, Foo, J, Phuong, LT, Lanh, M, Do, T, Aung, T, Hon, D, Teo, Y
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2014