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[Study on genotyping of Mycobacterium leprae and families with multi-cases].
Zhonghua liu xing bing xue za zhi = Zhonghua liuxingbingxue zazhi - 1 Jul 2007
Liu Jian, Wang Zheng, Wen Yan, Tian Xiu-Jun, Chen Xiao-Hua, Li Huan-Ying, Weng Xiao-Man
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OBJECTIVE: Multiple locus variable number-tandem repeat (VNTR) analysis (MLVA) had been proposed as a means of strain typing for tracking of source and studying the transmission chain of pathogens. However, empirical data for a defined population from scale and duration were lacking for studying the transmission chain of leprosy. METHODS: MLVA on 7 VNTR loci was applied to the strain typing on prevalent...
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