Class-I human leukocyte alleles in leprosy patients from Southern Brazil

Class-I human leukocyte alleles in leprosy patients from Southern Brazil

INTRODUCTION: The present study was designed to investigate a possible role of HLA (histocompatibility leucocyte antigen) class-I alleles (HLA-A, -B, and -C) in leprosy patients from Southern Brazil. METHODS: Two hundred and twenty-five patients with leprosy and 450 individuals for the control group...

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Main Authors: Danilo Santana Alessio Franceschi, Luiza Tamie Tsuneto, Priscila Saamara Mazini, William Sergio do Sacramento, Pâmela Guimarães Reis, Cristiane Conceição Chagas Rudnick, Samaia Laface Clementino, Ana Maria Sell, Jeane Eliete Laguila Visentainer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2011-10-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Genes HLA de classe I
Hanseníase
Mycobacterium leprae
Susceptibilidade genética
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