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A genome-wide association study of variants associated with acquisition of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in a healthcare setting.
BMC infectious diseases - 13 Feb 2014
Nelson Charlotte L, Pelak Kimberly, Podgoreanu Mihai V, Ahn Sun Hee, Scott William K, Allen Andrew S, Cowell Lindsay G, Rude Thomas H, Zhang Yurong, Tong Amy, Ruffin Felicia, Sharma-Kuinkel Batu K, Fowler Vance G
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BACKGROUND: Humans vary in their susceptibility to acquiring Staphylococcus aureus infection, and research suggests that there is a genetic basis for this variability. Several recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified variants that may affect susceptibility to infectious diseases, demonstrating the potential value of GWAS in this arena. METHODS: We conducted a GWAS to identify common variants...
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