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Common polymorphisms in the complement system and susceptiblity to bacterial meningitis.
The Journal of infection - 1 Mar 2013
Adriani Kirsten S, Brouwer Matthijs C, Geldhoff Madelijn, Baas Frank, Zwinderman Aeilko H, Paul Morgan B, Harris Claire L, van der Ende Arie, van de Beek Diederik
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Risk factors for susceptibility to bacterial meningitis have been identified, but basic causes of inter-individual differences in susceptibility are largely unknown. METHODS: To determine the effect of genetic variation in the complement system on susceptibility to bacterial meningitis we performed a prospective nationwide genetic association study in patients with community-acquired bacterial...
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