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Association of Nitric Oxide Synthase2 gene polymorphisms with leprosy reactions in northern Indian population.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2017
Dubey Amit, Biswas Sanjay Kumar, Sinha Ekata, Chakma Joy Kumar, Kamal Raj, Arora Mamta, Sagar Harish, Natarajan Mohan, Bhagyawant Sameer S, Mohanty Keshar Kunja
Abstract excerpt
The pathogen Mycobacterium leprae causes leprosy that affects mainly skin and nerves. Polymorphisms of certain genes are substantiated to be associated with the susceptibility/resistance to leprosy. The present investigation addressed the association of Nitric Oxide Synthase2 gene polymorphisms and leprosy in a population from northern part of India. A total of 323 leprosy cases and 288 healthy controls were...
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