Investigation of environmental and host-related risk factors for tuberculosis in Africa. II. Investigation of host genetic factors

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 155, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1074-1079

  Bennett, S ^a   Lienhardt, C ^b,c   Bah Sow, O ^d   Gustafson, P ^e   Manneh, K ^f   Del Prete, G ^g   Gomes, V ^h   Newport, M ⁱ   McAdam, K ^b   Hill, A ^j  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (Senegal)

^d CHU Ignace Deen   (Guinea)

^e Danish Epidemiology Science Centre   (Guinea-Bissau)

^f Ministry of Health   (Gambia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^h Hopital Raoul Follereau   (Guinea-Bissau)

ⁱ WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Epidemiologic methods; Genetics; Infection; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Research design; Risk factors; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

GENETICS; HEALTH RISK; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULOSIS;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; TUBERCULOSIS;

AFRICA, WESTERN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONSANGUINITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); NUCLEAR FAMILY; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

AFRICA;

EID: 0036605694     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/155.11.1074     Document Type: Article

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