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Leprosy as a genetic model for susceptibility to common infectious diseases.
Human genetics - 1 Apr 2008
Alter Andrea, Alcaïs Alexandre, Abel Laurent, Schurr Erwin
Abstract excerpt
Leprosy (Hansen's disease) is a human infectious disease that can be effectively treated with long-term administration of multi-drug therapy. In 2006, over 250,000 new cases were reported to the World Health Organization. In the nineteenth century, disagreement among leprologists regarding the hereditary or infectious nature of leprosy was resolved with the identification of the etiological agent, Mycobacterium...
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