Clinical Presentation of Blastomycosis is Associated With Infecting Species, Not Host Genotype.

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Objective: To determine if host genetics may be a risk factor for severe blastomycosis.Design: A cohort of patients who had contracted blastomycosis underwent targeted SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) genotyping. The genetics of these patients were compared to a set of age and gender-matched controls and between patients with severe versus mild to moderate blastomycosis.Setting: The Marshfield Clinic Health...

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