Little Evidence for Genetic Susceptibility to Influenza A (H5N1) from Family Clustering Data
The apparent clustering of human cases of influenza A (H5N1) among blood relatives has been considered as evidence of genetic variation in susceptibility. We show that, by chance alone, a high proportion of clusters are expected to be limited to blood relatives when infection is a rare event.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2007-07-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/7/06-1538_article |