Microdeletion on chromosome 8p23.1 in a familial form of severe Buruli ulcer.
Buruli ulcer (BU), the third most frequent mycobacteriosis worldwide, is a neglected tropical disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. We report the clinical description and extensive genetic analysis of a consanguineous family from Benin comprising two cases of unusually severe non-ulcerative BU....
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Main Authors: | Quentin B Vincent (Author), Aziz Belkadi (Author), Cindy Fayard (Author), Estelle Marion (Author), Ambroise Adeye (Author), Marie-Françoise Ardant (Author), Christian R Johnson (Author), Didier Agossadou (Author), Lazaro Lorenzo (Author), Julien Guergnon (Author), Christine Bole-Feysot (Author), Jeremy Manry (Author), Patrick Nitschké (Author), Ioannis Theodorou (Author), Jean-Laurent Casanova (Author), Laurent Marsollier (Author), Annick Chauty (Author), Laurent Abel (Author), Alexandre Alcaïs (Author), Franco-Beninese Buruli Research Group (Author) |
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