Genetics of childhood disorders: XXXII. Autoimmune disorders, part 5: streptococcal infection and autoimmunity, an epidemiological perspective

J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2001 Nov;40(11):1346-8. doi: 10.1097/00004583-200111000-00016.

Author

D E Bessen¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.

PMID: 11699810
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200111000-00016

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / epidemiology
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / genetics
Autoimmune Diseases / epidemiology
Autoimmune Diseases / genetics*
Child
Epidemiologic Studies
Humans
Immunogenetics
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / epidemiology
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / genetics
Rheumatic Fever / epidemiology
Rheumatic Fever / genetics*
Risk Factors
Streptococcal Infections / epidemiology
Streptococcal Infections / genetics*
Streptococcus pyogenes*
Tourette Syndrome / epidemiology
Tourette Syndrome / genetics