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Genetic predictors of susceptibility to cutaneous fungal infections: a pilot genome wide association study to refine a candidate gene search.
Journal of dermatological science - 1 Aug 2012
Abdel-Rahman Susan M, Preuett Barry L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Trichophyton tonsurans is the foremost fungal pathogen of minority children in the U.S. Despite overwhelming infection rates, it does not appear that this fungus infects children in a non-specific manner. OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to identify genes that may predispose or protect a child from T. tonsurans infection. METHODS: Children participating in an earlier longitudinal study wherein...
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