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Genome-Wide Association Study of Staphylococcus aureus Carriage in a Community-Based Sample of Mexican-Americans in Starr County, Texas.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Brown Eric L, Below Jennifer E, Fischer Rebecca S B, Essigmann Heather T, Hu Hao, Huff Chad, Robinson D Ashley, Petty Lauren E, Aguilar David, Bell Graeme I, Hanis Craig L
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus aureus is the number one cause of hospital-acquired infections. Understanding host pathogen interactions is paramount to the development of more effective treatment and prevention strategies. Therefore, whole exome sequence and chip-based genotype data were used to conduct rare variant and genome-wide association analyses in a Mexican-American cohort from Starr County, Texas to identify genes and...
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