Association of leprosy with HLA-DR2 in a Southern Brazilian population

Association of leprosy with HLA-DR2 in a Southern Brazilian population

The association between HLA specificities and leprosy was investigated in a Southern Brazilian population. One hundred and twenty-one patients and 147 controls were typed for HLA-A, B, Cw, DR and DQ. Patients were subdivided into the following subgroups, according to clinical, histological and immun...

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Main Authors: Visentainer J.E.L., L.T. Tsuneto, M.F. Serra, P.R.F. Peixoto, M.L. Petzl-Erler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 1997-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
HLA
leprosy
Mycobacterium leprae
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1997000100008

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