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HLA associations in leprosy patients from Mumbai, India.
Leprosy review - 1 Mar 2004
Shankarkumar U
Abstract excerpt
Genetic predisposition to both disease susceptibility and to host immune response has been postulated. In India, about 64% of leprosy prevalence and 78% of new case detection of the worlds estimated 719,330 cases occur. Convincing results have been reported from studies on HLA class II association in leprosy. However data on HLA class I association are limited and inconsistent. The HLA A, B and C allele...
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