Genetic, household and spatial clustering of leprosy on an island in Indonesia: a population-based study

• Main Authors: Oskam Linda (Author), Klatser Paul R (Author), Kwenang Agnes (Author), Hatta Mochammad (Author), May Linda (Author), Bakker Mirjam I (Author), Houwing-Duistermaat Jeanine J (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2005-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It is generally accepted that genetic factors play a role in susceptibility to both leprosy <it>per se </it>and leprosy type, but only few studies have tempted to quantify this. Estimating the contribution of genetic fact...