Genetic epidemiology of the mitsuda reaction in leprosy

Human Heredity

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 32-35

  Feitosa, M ^a,b   Krieger, H ^c   Borecki, I ^b   Beiguelman, B ^d   Rao, D C ^b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genetic epidemiology; Leprosy; Mitsuda reaction; Segregation analysis

Indexed keywords

LEPROMIN;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LEPROSY; NORMAL HUMAN; SEGREGATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030067903     PISSN: 00015652     EISSN: 14230062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000154322     Document Type: Article

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