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Tinea imbricata: autosomal dominant pattern of susceptibility in a polygamous indigenous family of the Nahuatl zone in Mexico.
Mycoses - 1 Aug 2004
Bonifaz A, Araiza J, Koffman-Alfaro Susana, Paredes-Solis Vanessa, Cuevas-Covarrubias S, Rivera M R
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We report on 9 confirmed cases of tinea imbricata (Tokelau, infection due to Trichophyton concentricum) out of 16 family members. They had a common mother with three different fathers. The genetic analysis of the family suggests an autosomal dominant pattern of susceptibility. Most cases (8/9) we...
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