Linkage analysis of susceptibility to leprosy type using an IBD regression method.
Leprosy is a chronic disease caused by infection with Mycobacterium leprae, which is manifested across a wide clinical spectrum. There is evidence that susceptibility both to leprosy per se and to the clinical type of leprosy is influenced by host genetic factors. This paper describes the applicatio...
Main Authors: | Wallace, C, Fitness, J, Hennig, B, Sichali, L, Mwaungulu, L, Pönnighaus, J, Warndorff, D, Clayton, D, Fine, P, Hill, A |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2004
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