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Podoconiosis: a tropical model for gene–environment interactions?

2 Aug 2006

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Podoconiosis (endemic non-filarial elephantiasis) is a geochemical disease occurring in individuals exposed to red clay soil derived from alkalic volcanic rock. It is a chronic, debilitating disorder and a considerable public health problem in at least 10 countries in tropical Africa, Central America and northern India. Only a small proportion of individuals exposed to red clay develop disease and familial...

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PMID: 16884751
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2006.05.002

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