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Exome Array Analysis of Susceptibility to Pneumococcal Meningitis.
Scientific reports - 8 Jul 2016
Kloek Anne T, van Setten Jessica, van der Ende Arie, Bots Michiel L, Asselbergs Folkert W, Valls Serón Mercedes, Brouwer Matthijs C, van de Beek Diederik, Ferwerda Bart
Abstract excerpt
Host genetic variability may contribute to susceptibility of bacterial meningitis, but which genes contribute to the susceptibility to this complex disease remains undefined. We performed a genetic association study in 469 community-acquired pneumococcal meningitis cases and 2072 population-based controls from the Utrecht Health Project in order to find genetic variants associated with pneumococcal meningitis...
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