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CXCR1 and SLC11A1 polymorphisms affect susceptibility to cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil: a case-control and family-based study.
BMC medical genetics - 20 Jan 2010
Castellucci Léa, Jamieson Sarra E, Miller E Nancy, Menezes Eliane, Oliveira Joyce, Magalhães Andrea, Guimarães Luiz Henrique, Lessa Marcus, de Jesus Amélia Ribeiro, Carvalho Edgar M, Blackwell Jenefer M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: L. braziliensis causes cutaneous (CL) and mucosal (ML) leishmaniasis. Wound healing neutrophil (PMN) and macrophage responses made following the bite of the vector sand fly contribute to disease progression in mice. To look at the interplay between PMN and macrophages in disease progression in humans we asked whether polymorphisms at genes that regulate their infiltration or function are associated...
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