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Molecular typing of Mycobacterium leprae strains from northern India using short tandem repeats.
The Indian journal of medical research - 1 Jun 2011
Lavania Mallika, Katoch Kiran, Sharma Rahul, Sharma Pragya, Das Ram, Gupta Anuj Kumar, Chauhan D S, Katoch V M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Due to the inability to cultivate Mycobacterium leprae in vitro and most cases being paucibacillary, it has been difficult to apply classical genotyping methods to this organism. The objective of this study was therefore, to analyze the diversity among M. leprae strains from Uttar Pradesh, north India, by targeting ten short tandem repeats (STRs) as molecular markers. METHODS: Ninety...
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