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Title

Little evidence for genetic susceptibility to influenza A (H5N1) from family clustering data.

Abstract

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.

Journal

Emerging infectious diseases

Citation

Pitzer VE, Olsen SJ, Bergstrom CT, Dowell SF, Lipsitch M. (2007). Little evidence for genetic susceptibility to influenza A (H5N1) from family clustering data. Emerging infectious diseases, 13(7)

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