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Genetic factors in leprosy: a study of children in Uganda.

Abstract

A group of 20 990 children in Uganda was examined for leprosy over a period of 8 years. There was no evidence that the incidence of leprosy varied according to a child's genetic relationship to a leprosy patients, once allowance had been made for the grade of physical contact.

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Type
Journal Article
Author
White S J
STONE M M
Howland C