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Nontuberculous mycobacterial cervicofacial lymphadenitis in children from the multicenter, randomized, controlled trial in The Netherlands: relevance of polymorphisms in candidate host immunity genes.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology - 1 Jul 2010
Haverkamp Margje H, Lindeboom Jerome A, de Visser Adriëtte W, Kremer Dennis, Kuijpers Taco W, van de Vosse Esther, van Dissel Jaap T
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The annual incidence of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) cervicofacial lymphadenitis in otherwise healthy children is unexpectedly high (8 per million). It mostly arises as localized cervicofacial lymphadenitis. Previous research has suggested environmental risk factors for oral exposure to NTM and a temporal association with eruption of teeth. We studied 22 polymorphisms in relevant candidate genes,...
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