Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium leprae as Determined by Structure-Neighbor Clustering in Korea found cases / 나학회지
Korean Leprosy Bulletin
;
: 25-42, 2017.
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em Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-741535
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
It has proven challenging to investigate the molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium leprae, the causative agent of leprosy, due to difficulties with culturing of the organism and a lack of genetic heterogeneity between strains. Recently, A panel of variable-number tandem-repeat (VNTR) markers and an alternative method, structure-neighbor clustering, which assigns isolates with the most similar genotypes to the same groups and, subsequently, subgroups, without inferring how the strains descended from a common ancestor have been developed.METHODS:
A total of 29 samples from Korea found cases were studied by 14 VTRN typing and an alternative method, structure-neighbor clustering with 13 and 14 VNTRs by Structure Program(k=10).RESULTS:
Only 286 cases of 522 total cases(including database of Bellingham Research Institute) showed p>0.8(in 13 and 14 VNTRs). Almost Korea found cases(18 cases) were included in group 3(13 VNTRs), in group 9(14 VNTRs)(by Structure Program, k=10).CONCLUSIONS:
The structure-neighbor clustering by Structure Program with panels of VNTR is a useful approach for investigating the molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium leprae.
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Assunto principal:
Análise por Conglomerados
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Epidemiologia Molecular
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Heterogeneidade Genética
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Genótipo
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Coreia (Geográfico)
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Hanseníase
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Métodos
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Mycobacterium
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Mycobacterium leprae
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de rastreamento
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Leprosy Bulletin
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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