title: Chlamydia trachomatis: identification of susceptibility markers for ocular and sexually transmitted infection by immunogenetics.
abstract: The aim of this review is to present a concise overview of all data available on the immunogenetics of Chlamydia trachomatis infections, both sexually transmitted urogenital and ocular infections. Currently, candidate gene approaches are used to identify genes related to the susceptibility to and severity of C. trachomatis infections. The main focus in the review will be on data obtained by the study of human cohorts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. samorretravel@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Servaas A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Morré
authors.forename: Ouafae
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Karimi
authors.forename: Sander
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ouburg
mesh_terms: D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000235:genetics* / Q000382:microbiology*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007125:Immunogenetics / Q000379:methods*