A major susceptibility locus for leprosy in India maps to chromosome 10p13.
Leprosy, a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, is prevalent in India, where about half of the world's estimated 800,000 cases occur. A role for the genetics of the host in variable susceptibility to leprosy has been indicated by familial clustering, twin studies, complex...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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