A region of chromosome 20 is linked to leprosy susceptibility in a South Indian population

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 186, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1190-1193

  Tosh, Kerrie ^a   Meisner, Sarah ^a   Siddiqui, M Ruby ^a   Balakrishnan, Karuppiah ^a   Ghei, Satish ^a   Golding, Marina ^a   Sengupta, Utpal ^a   Pitchappan, Ramasamy M ^a   Hill, Adrian V S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 20; FAMILY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; INDIA; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 20; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; INDIA; LEPROSY; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE;

EID: 0037108785     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/343806     Document Type: Article

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