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Conjunctival transcriptome profiling of Solomon Islanders with active trachoma in the absence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2682-2

Published Online: 2018-02-21

Published Print: 2018-12

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Authors

Vasileva, Hristina

Butcher, Robert http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0435-2655
Pickering, Harry

Sokana, Oliver

Jack, Kelvin

Solomon, Anthony W.

Holland, Martin J.

Roberts, Chrissy h.
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

Wellcome Trust (098521)

Wellcome Trust (0973330/Z/11/Z)

Wellcome Trust (105609/Z/14/Z)

Fred Hollows Foundation (1041, 1954-0)

Sightsavers International (203145)
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Article History

Received: 17 November 2017

Accepted: 29 January 2018

First Online: 21 February 2018

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: The study adhered to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki. The study was approved by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Ethics Committee (6319, 10145 and 13460; approved 21/12/2012, 13/06/2015 and 10/05/2017, respectively) and the Solomon Islands National Health Research Ethics Committee (HRC13/18; approved 23/08/2013). Written consent to take part was granted on behalf of each child by a parent or guardian.

: Not applicable.

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