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[NRAMP1 gene polymorphisms in individuals with leprosy reactions attended at two reference centers in Recife, northeastern Brazil].
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Teixeira Márcia Almeida Galvão, Silva Norma Lucena, Ramos Alessandra de Luna, Hatagima Ana, Magalhães Vera
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: To investigate susceptibility to leprosy reactions, three polymorphisms of the natural resistance-associated macrophage protein (NRAMP1) gene were determined in 201 individuals who were attended at two reference centers in Recife, between 2007 and 2008. Of these, 100 were paucibacillary and 101 were multibacillary. METHODS: The 274C/T, D543N and 1729+55del4 polymorphisms of the NRAMP1 gene were...
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