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Frequencies of MICA alleles in patients from southern Brazil with multibacillary and paucibacillary leprosy.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Jun 2012
do Sacramento W Sergio, Mazini P S, Franceschi D A S, de Melo F C, Braga M A, Sell A M, Tsuneto L T, Visentainer J E Laguila
Abstract excerpt
Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which mainly affects the skin and nervous system. The disease has several clinical forms. This study investigated the MICA and HLA-B genes in 223 samples from leprosy patients and 201 samples from healthy individuals matched...
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