Martin Hibberd, Cameron Simmons and colleagues report a genome-wide association study for dengue shock syndrome, a severe complication of dengue, in pediatric cases and controls from Vietnam. They identify common variants at MICB within the broad MHC region on chromosome 6 and at PLCE1 on chromosome 10 associated with dengue shock syndrome in people with dengue.
- Chiea Chuen Khor
- Tran Nguyen Bich Chau
- Cameron P Simmons