Article
Human genetic susceptibility and infection with Leishmania peruviana.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Nov 1995
Shaw M A, Davies C R, Llanos-Cuentas E A, Collins A
Abstract excerpt
Racial differences, familial clustering, and murine studies are suggestive of host genetic control of Leishmania infections. Complex segregation analysis has been carried out by use of the programs POINTER and COMDS and data from a total population survey, comprising 636 nuclear families, from an...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Animals
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Infant
- Leishmania braziliensis
- Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Risk Factors