Human leukocyte antigen class I and class II alleles are associated with susceptibility and resistance in borderline leprosy patients from Southeast Brazil

BACKGROUND: Evidence suggests that human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles influence the host immune response against Mycobacterium leprae. However, the association between HLA alleles and borderline (B) leprosy has not been studied. The aim of this study was to determine whether HLA class I and II mo...

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Autores principales: de Souza-Santana, Fabiana Covolo, Marcos, Elaine Valim Camarinha, Nogueira, Maria Esther Salles, Ura, Somei, Tomimori, Jane
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4307149/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25605482
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-0751-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4307149/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25605482
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-0751-0

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