Humoral immunity in Hansen's Disease
For many years immune response in leprosy has been studied. Since 1960 several reports dealing with humoral immunity have been described in the literature. Different autoantibody rates occur in leprosy. There is an increase in the prevalence of autoantibodies in elderly patients with long standing d...
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Language: | English |
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Associação Paulista de Medicina
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Series: | São Paulo Medical Journal |
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