Haptoglobin 1-1 genotype and the risk of life-threatening streptococcus infection: Evolutionary implications

Journal of Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 410-

  Wasserzug, Oshri ^a   Blum, Shany ^b   Klement, Eyal ^a   Lejbkowicz, Flavio ^b   Miller Lotan, Rachel ^b   Levy, Andrew P ^b  

^a MEDICAL CORPS   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAPTOGLOBIN;

ALLELE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMPETIGO; ISRAEL; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHENOTYPE; PNEUMONIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS; SKIN DISEASE; SOLDIER; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EVOLUTION; GENOTYPE; HAPTOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IMPETIGO; ISRAEL; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 33947260958     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.05.002     Document Type: Letter

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