Article
Susceptibility to invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b disease and the immunoglobulin G2m(n) allotype.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Mar 1991
Takala A K, Sarvas H, Kela E, Rönnberg P R, Mäkelä P H
Abstract excerpt
There has been considerable controversy about the role of the immunoglobulin G2m(n) allotype and risk of invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease. This allotype was studied in a large cohort of Finnish children (178) with invasive Hib disease. The G2m(n) allotype distribution was similar to that in the normal white Finnish population. No increased risk of Hib disease could be associated with the n-/n-...
Topics
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cohort Studies
- Disease Susceptibility
- Finland
- Genotype
- Haemophilus Infections
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin Gm Allotypes
- Infant