Susceptibility to dengue hemorrhagic fever in vietnam: evidence of an association with variation in the vitamin d receptor and Fc gamma receptor IIa genes.

Dengue is an increasingly important cause of morbidity and mortality in the tropics, with more than a billion people at risk each year. Immunologic enhancement is thought to contribute to disease pathogenesis. Only a very small proportion of infected individuals develop life-threatening dengue hemor...

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Main Authors: Loke, H, Bethell, D, Phuong, C, Day, N, White, N, Farrar, J, Hill, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2002