Additive host genetic factors influence fecal egg excretion rates during Schistosoma mansoni infection in a rural area in Brazil

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 336-343

  Bethony, Jeffrey ^a   Williams, Jeff T ^a   Blangero, John ^a   Kloos, Helmut ^a   Gazzinelli, Andrea ^a   Soares Filho, Britaldo ^a   Coelho, Leonardo ^a   Alves Fraga, Lucia ^a   Williams Blangero, Sarah ^a   Loverde, Philip T ^a   Correa Oliveira, Rodrigo ^a  

^a Centro de Pesquisas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PEDIGREE; RURAL AREA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; VARIANCE;

SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TREMATODA;

EID: 0036807674     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2002.67.336     Document Type: Article

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