00859nas a2200229 4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001100055653001100066653001200077653000900089653002400098100001300122700001500135700001200150700001100162245004100173300000900214490000600223520038600229022001400615 1982 d c1982 Dec10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aStatistics as Topic1 aGuha P K1 aPandey S S1 aSingh G1 aKaur P00aFamily studies on hanseniasis cases. a73-70 v73 a

Examination of intrafamilial contacts among the first degree relatives of 400 hanseniasis patients, revealed an additional 101 cases. Distribution pattern of disease types detected in the contacts, in relation to that found in the index cases, are analysed. An attempt has been made to evaluate the role of genetic factor in determining the type of hanseniasis in a patient.

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