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Class-I human leukocyte alleles in leprosy patients from Southern Brazil.
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Oct 2011
Franceschi Danilo Santana Alessio, Tsuneto Luiza Tamie, Mazini Priscila Saamara, Sacramento William Sergio do, Reis Pâmela Guimarães, Rudnick Cristiane Conceição Chagas, Clementino Samaia Laface, Sell Ana Maria, Visentainer Jeane Eliete Laguila
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: The present study was designed to investigate a possible role of HLA (histocompatibility leucocyte antigen) class-I alleles (HLA-A, -B, and -C) in leprosy patients from Southern Brazil. METHODS: Two hundred and twenty-five patients with leprosy and 450 individuals for the control group were involved in this research. HLA genotyping was performed through PCR-SSO protocols (One Lambda, USA); the...
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