Meningococcal disease remains one of the most important infectious causes of death in industrialized countries. The highly diverse clinical presentation and prognosis of Neisseria meningitidis infections are the result of complex host genetics and environmental interactions. We investigated whether mitochondrial genetic background contributes to meningococcal disease (MD) susceptibility.
Unidade de Xenética, Departamento de Anatomía Patolóxica e Ciencias Forenses and Instituto de Medicina Legal, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. antonio.salas@usc.es
