Homozygosity and risk of childhood death due to invasive bacterial disease

• Main Authors: Williams Thomas N (Author), Shafi Mohammed (Author), Mwangi Isaiah (Author), Berkley James A (Author), Amos William (Author), Lyons Emily J (Author), Newton Charles R (Author), Peshu Norbert (Author), Marsh Kevin (Author), Scott J Anthony G (Author), Hill Adrian VS (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Genetic heterozygosity is increasingly being shown to be a key predictor of fitness in natural populations, both through inbreeding depression, inbred individuals having low heterozygosity, and also through chance linkage between a m...