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Human genetics of Buruli ulcer.
Human genetics - 1 Jun 2020
Manry Jeremy
Abstract excerpt
Buruli ulcer, the third most common mycobacterial disease worldwide, is caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans and characterized by devastating necrotizing skin lesions. Susceptibility to Buruli ulcer is thought to depend on host genetics, but very few genetic studies have been performed. The identification of a microdeletion on chromosome 8 in a familial form of severe Buruli ulcer suggested a monogenic basis of...
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