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Association of TNFSF8 regulatory variants with excessive inflammatory responses but not leprosy per se.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Mar 2015
Fava Vinicius M, Cobat Aurélie, Van Thuc Nguyen, Latini Ana Carla P, Stefani Mariane M A, Belone Andrea F, Ba Nguyen Ngoc, Orlova Marianna, Manry Jérémy, Mira Marcelo T, Thai Vu Hong, Abel Laurent, Alcaïs Alexandre, Schurr Erwin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Type 1 reactions (T1R) affect a considerable proportion of patients with leprosy. In those with T1R, the host immune response pathologically overcompensates for the actual infectious threat, resulting in nerve damage and permanent disability. Based on the results of a genome-wide asso...
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