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Genetic, household and spatial clustering of leprosy on an island in Indonesia: a population-based study.
BMC medical genetics - 24 Nov 2005
Bakker Mirjam I, May Linda, Hatta Mochammad, Kwenang Agnes, Klatser Paul R, Oskam Linda, Houwing-Duistermaat Jeanine J
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BACKGROUND: It is generally accepted that genetic factors play a role in susceptibility to both leprosy per se and leprosy type, but only few studies have tempted to quantify this. Estimating the contribution of genetic factors to clustering of leprosy within families is difficult since these persons often share the same environment. The first aim of this study was to test which correlation structure (genetic,...
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