Edward R. Winstead. A genome-wide search for susceptibility genes in bipolar disorder has yielded a potential hotspot on chromosome 22. In addition to the chromosome 22 region, researchers found evidence of susceptibility genes for bipolar disorder on chromosomes 3, 5, 10, 13 and 21.
Dermatophytes are fungi that require keratin for growth. These fungi can cause superficial infections of the skin, hair, and nails. Dermatophytes are spread by direct contact from other people (anthropophilic organisms), animals (zoophilic organisms), and soil (geophilic organisms), as well as indirectly from fomites.hese fungi can cause superficial infections of the skin, hair, and nails. Dermatophytes are spread by direct contact from other people (anthropophilic organisms), animals (zoophilic organisms), and soil (geophilic organisms), as well as indirectly from fomites.
The fungi attack skin, nails, and hair, where keratin is the major structural protein, leading to a wide variety of disease states. The major types of dermatophyte infections include: involvement of the scalp (tinea capitis), feet (tinea pedis), groin (tinea cruris), and other body surfaces (tinea corporis).These are typically superficial, involving the epidermis.hese infections lead to a variety of clinical manifestations, including tinea capitis, tinea pedis, tinea corporis, tinea cruris, and Majocchiâs granuloma. This topic discusses the clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of dermatophyte infections of the skin.