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NRAMP1 Polymorphisms like Susceptibility Marker in Mexican Focus of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2016
Hernández-Rivera Mirsha Pamela, Ramírez-Ramírez Alicia, Chiñas-Pérez Adelaido, Monroy-Ostria Amalia, Cancino-Díaz Mario Eugenio, Hernández-Montes Omar
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic in Campeche state, Mexico. Host and parasite factors are involved in the establishment and development of CL. Host factors include immune response and genetic background. NRAMP1 (Natural Resistance Associated Macrophage Protein 1) is important in innate immunity. Polymorphisms in NRAMP1 have been associated with susceptibility or resistance to infectious and autoimmune...
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