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What is the evidence of a role for host genetics in susceptibility to influenza A/H5N1?
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Nov 2010
Horby P, Sudoyo H, Viprakasit V, Fox A, Thai P Q, Yu H, Davila S, Hibberd M, Dunstan S J, Monteerarat Y, Farrar J J, Marzuki S, Hien N T
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The apparent family clustering of avian influenza A/H5N1 has led several groups to postulate the existence of a host genetic influence on susceptibility to A/H5N1, yet the role of host factors on the risk of A/H5N1 disease has received remarkably little attention compared to the efforts focused on viral factors. We examined the epidemiological patterns of human A/H5N1 cases, their possible explanations, and the...
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