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The role of ERBB2 gene polymorphisms in leprosy susceptibility()

Mycobacterium leprae infects skin and peripheral nerves causing deformities and disability. The M. leprae bacterium binds to ErbB2 on the Schwann cell surface causing demyelination and favoring spread of the bacilli and causing nerve injury. Polymorphisms at the ERBB2 gene were previously investigat...

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Autores principales: Rêgo, Jamile Leão, Oliveira, Joyce Moura, de Lima Santana, Nadja, Machado, Paulo Roberto Lima, Castellucci, Léa Cristina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9425388/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25636184
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjid.2014.12.008