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Association of Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphism with Susceptibility to Symptomatic Pertussis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Han Wanda G H, Hodemaekers Hennie M, Nagarajah Bhawani, Poelen Martien M C, Helm Kina, Janssen Riny, van Els Cécile A C M
Abstract excerpt
Pertussis, caused by infection with the gram negative B. pertussis bacterium, is a serious respiratory illness that can last for months. While B. pertussis infection rates are estimated between 1-10% in the general population, notifications of symptomatic pertussis only comprise 0.01-0.1% indicating that most individuals clear B. pertussis infections without developing (severe) clinical symptoms. In this study we...
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