Blastomycosis in Hmong population: New University of Wisconsin–Madison research
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A new study led by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers Caitlin Pepperell and Bruce Klein have identified a specific genetic vulnerability among Hmong people that renders them more susceptible to the disease-causing fungus, Blastomyces dermatitidis. "We were struck by this because it hadn't been described before " rates were 10-to-100 times greater than one might expect based on ["]
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