White S J, Stone M M, Howland C
J Hyg (Lond). 1978 Apr;80(2):205-16. doi: 10.1017/s0022172400053559.
A group of 20 990 children in Uganda was examined for leprosy over a period of 8 years. There was no evidence that the incidence of leprosy varied according to a child's genetic relationship to a leprosy patients, once allowance had been made for the grade of physical contact.
在8年时间里,对乌干达的20990名儿童进行了麻风病检查。一旦考虑到身体接触的程度,没有证据表明麻风病的发病率会因儿童与麻风病患者的遗传关系而有所不同。