Prediction of leprosy in the Chinese population based on a weighted genetic risk score

Na Wang; Zhenzhen Wang; Chuan Wang; Xi'an Fu; Gongqi Yu; Zhenhua Yue; Tingting Liu; Huimin Zhang; Lulu Li; Mingfei Chen; Honglei Wang; Guiye Niu; Dan Liu; Mingkai Zhang; Yuanyuan Xu; Yan Zhang; Jinghui Li; Zhen Li; Jiabao You; Tongsheng Chu; Furong Li; Dianchang Liu; Hong Liu; Furen Zhang

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0006789

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Prediction of leprosy in the Chinese population based on a weighted genetic risk score

Na Wang,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Shandong Provincial Hospital for Skin Diseases, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Key Lab for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Medical Center for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Zhenzhen Wang,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology

Affiliations Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Key Lab for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Chuan Wang,

Roles Methodology

Affiliations Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Key Lab for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Xi'an Fu,

Roles Methodology

Affiliations Shandong Provincial Hospital for Skin Diseases, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Key Lab for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Gongqi Yu,

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliations Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Key Lab for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Zhenhua Yue,

Roles Methodology

Affiliations Shandong Provincial Hospital for Skin Diseases, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Key Lab for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Medical Center for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Tingting Liu,

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliations Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Key Lab for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Huimin Zhang,

Roles Methodology

Affiliations Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Key Lab for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Lulu Li,

Roles Methodology

Affiliations Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Key Lab for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Mingfei Chen,

Roles Investigation, Supervision

Affiliations Shandong Provincial Hospital for Skin Diseases, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Medical Center for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Honglei Wang,

Roles Investigation

Affiliations Shandong Provincial Hospital for Skin Diseases, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Key Lab for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Medical Center for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Guiye Niu,

Roles Investigation

Affiliations Shandong Provincial Hospital for Skin Diseases, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Key Lab for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Medical Center for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Dan Liu,

Roles Investigation

Affiliations Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Key Lab for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Mingkai Zhang,

Roles Investigation

Affiliations Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Key Lab for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Yuanyuan Xu,

Roles Investigation

Affiliations Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Key Lab for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Yan Zhang,

Roles Investigation

Affiliations Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Key Lab for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Jinghui Li,

Roles Investigation

Affiliations Shandong Provincial Hospital for Skin Diseases, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Key Lab for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Medical Center for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Zhen Li,

Roles Investigation

Affiliations Shandong Provincial Hospital for Skin Diseases, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Key Lab for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Medical Center for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Jiabao You,

Roles Investigation

Affiliations Shandong Provincial Hospital for Skin Diseases, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Key Lab for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Medical Center for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Tongsheng Chu,

Roles Resources, Supervision

Affiliations Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Medical Center for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Furong Li,

Roles Supervision

Affiliations Shandong Provincial Hospital for Skin Diseases, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Medical Center for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Dianchang Liu,

Roles Resources, Supervision

Affiliations Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Medical Center for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Hong Liu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Hong Liu, Furen Zhang

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: hongyue2519@hotmail.com(HL); zhangfuren@hotmail.com(FZ)

Affiliations Shandong Provincial Hospital for Skin Diseases, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Key Lab for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Medical Center for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Furen Zhang

Contributed equally to this work with: Hong Liu, Furen Zhang

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: hongyue2519@hotmail.com(HL); zhangfuren@hotmail.com(FZ)

Affiliations Shandong Provincial Hospital for Skin Diseases, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Key Lab for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Medical Center for Dermatovenereology, Jinan, Shandong, China

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Prediction of leprosy in the Chinese population based on a weighted genetic risk score

Na Wang,
Zhenzhen Wang,
Chuan Wang,
Xi'an Fu,
Gongqi Yu,
Zhenhua Yue,
Tingting Liu,
Huimin Zhang,
Lulu Li,
Mingfei Chen

Published: September 19, 2018
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006789

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