Susceptibility to tuberculosis as a complex genetic trait: analysis using recombinant congenic strains of mice.

doi:10.1002/0470846526.ch9

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Susceptibility to tuberculosis as a complex genetic trait: analysis using recombinant congenic strains of mice.

Novartis Foundation symposium - 1 Jan 1998

Kramnik I, Demant P, Bloom B B

Abstract excerpt

Previous advances in the genetics of infectious diseases derived principally from identification of single genes and their isolated effects on the progression of infection. Modern genetic analysis represents a powerful means of understanding the interplay among different pathways activated in the...

Topics

Animals
Crosses, Genetic
Genetic Linkage
Genetic Markers
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Mice
Mice, Inbred Strains
Multifactorial Inheritance
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary

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