Article
Chromosome 2p14 is linked to susceptibility to leprosy.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Yang Qing, Liu Hong, Low Hui-Qi, Wang Haifeng, Yu Yongxiang, Fu Xi'an, Yu Gongqi, Chen Mingfei, Yan Xiaoxiao, Chen Shumin, Huang Wei, Liu Jianjun, Zhang Furen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A genetic component to the etiology of leprosy is well recognized but the mechanism of inheritance and the genes involved are yet to be fully established. METHODOLOGY: A genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) based linkage analysis was carried out using 23 pedigrees, each with 3 to 7 family members affected by leprosy. Multipoint parametric and non-parametric linkage analyses were performed...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
