Erwin Schurr, PhD
Primary Axis:
Infection and Immunity
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Host genetics of infectious diseases.Host resistance, human genetics, tuberculosis, leprosy, vaccine development, animal models
Keywords:
Host resistance, human genetics, tuberculosis, leprosy, vaccine development, animal models
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Montreal General Hospital Publications:
Malik S, Abel L, Tooker H, Poon A, Simkin L, Girard M, Adams G, Starke JR, Smith KC, Graviss EA, Musser JM, Schurr E. Alleles of the NRAMP1 gene are risk factors for pediatric tuberculosis disease Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2005: 102:12183-12188.
Mira MT, Alcaïs A, Thuc NV, Moraes MO, Di Flumeri C, Thai VH, Phuong MC, Huong NT, Ba NN, Sarno EN, Alter A, Montpetit A, Moraes ME, Moraes JR, Lepage P, Verner A, Gallant C, van de Vosse E, Hudson TJ, Abel L, Schurr E. Susceptibility to leprosy is associated with PARK2 and PACRG. Nature 2004; 427:636.
Mira MT, Alcais A, Thuc NV, Thai VH, Huong NT, Ba NN, Verner A, Hudson TJ, Abel L, Schurr E. A locus on chromosome region 6q25 confers susceptibility to leprosy in Vietnam. Nature Genetics 2003; 33:412.
