Genetics of susceptibility to leprosy.
The ancient disease of leprosy can cause severe disability and disfigurement and is still a major health concern in many parts of the world. Only a subset of those individuals exposed to the pathogen will go on to develop clinical disease and there is a broad clinical spectrum amongst leprosy suffer...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2002
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