Genetic epidemiology of the Mitsuda reaction in leprosy.

doi:10.1159/000154322

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Genetic epidemiology of the Mitsuda reaction in leprosy.

Human heredity - 1 Jan 2000

Feitosa M, Krieger H, Borecki I, Beiguelman B, Rao D C

Abstract excerpt

This study comprised 544 nuclear families with 2,925 individuals tested for the Mitsuda reaction, from the Campinas region in Brazil. Segregation analyses suggest the segregation of a major gene (chi 2(1) = 0.07 - 0.07 = 0, p = 1), by failing to reject the hypothesis of Mendelian transmission and...

Topics

Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Humans
Leprosy
Models, Genetic
Phenotype

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