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Association between haemoglobin variants S and C and Mycobacterium ulcerans disease (Buruli ulcer): a case-control study in Benin.
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH - 1 Apr 2007
Nackers Fabienne, Tonglet René, Slachmuylder Véronique, Johnson Roch C, Robert Annie, Zinsou Claude, Glynn Judith R, Portaels Françoise, Gala Jean-Luc
Abstract excerpt
Risk factors for Buruli ulcer (BU) are poorly understood. We conducted a case-control study in southern Benin to investigate the association between haemoglobin variants S or C and BU, and particularly the association between haemoglobinopathies HbSS/SC and BU osteomyelitis. We compared the haemo...
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