HLA-DR and HLA-DQ alleles in patients from the south of Brazil: markers for leprosy susceptibility and resistance

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Many epidemiological studies have shown that the genetic factors of the host play a role in the variability of clinical response to infection caused by <it>M. leprae</it>. With the purpose of identifying genes of suscepti...

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Main Authors: Peixoto Paulo R, Tsuneto Luiza T, Sell Ana M, Reis Pâmela G, Mazini Priscila S, da Silva Samira A, Visentainer Jeane EL
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-08-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/9/134