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[What Hansen's disease research learned from tuberculosis research: from molecular biological aspect].
Nihon Hansenbyo Gakkai zasshi = Japanese journal of leprosy : official organ of the Japanese Leprosy Association - 1 Dec 2014
Suzuki Yasuhiko, Yamaguchi Tomoyuki, Kim Hyun, Yokoyama Kazumasa, Nakajima Chie
Abstract excerpt
As for the Mycobacterium leprae which is a causative agent of Hansen's disease, many studies had been done since it was identified in 1873. However, those studies, at the same time, experienced many struggles because of the difficulty of culture of M. leprae on the artificial growth media. Hence, the study of Hansen's disease progressed by taking the knowledge from the study of tuberculosis caused by the bacteria...
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