Genetic susceptibility to acute rheumatic fever: A systematic review and meta-analysis of twin studies

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Engel, Mark E ^a   Stander, Raphaella ^a   Vogel, Jonathan ^a   Adeyemo, Adebowale A ^b   Mayosi, Bongani M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; GENDER; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ZYGOSITY; ARTICLE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; META ANALYSIS; TWINS;

GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; RHEUMATIC FEVER; TWIN STUDIES AS TOPIC; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 80053600179     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025326     Document Type: Review

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