Homozygosity and risk of childhood death due to invasive bacterial disease

Homozygosity and risk of childhood death due to invasive bacterial disease

<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...

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Main Authors: Williams Thomas N, Shafi Mohammed, Mwangi Isaiah, Berkley James A, Amos William, Lyons Emily J, Newton Charles R, Peshu Norbert, Marsh Kevin, Scott J Anthony G, Hill Adrian VS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/10/55

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