Innate immunity in ocular <it>Chlamydia trachomatis </it>infection: contribution of IL8 and CSF2 gene variants to risk of trachomatous scarring in Gambians
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Trachoma, a chronic keratoconjunctivitis caused by <it>Chlamydia trachomatis</it>, is the world's commonest infectious cause of blindness. Blindness is due to progressive scarring of the conjunctiva (trachomatous sca...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Medical Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/10/138 |