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Genetic diversity of Mycobacterium leprae: Need to move towards genome-wide approaches.
The Indian journal of medical research - 1 Feb 2024
Dwivedi Purna, Sharma Mukul, Ansari Afzal, Singh Pushpendra
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ABSTRACT: Leprosy, an ancient disease, continues to be a public health concern as it remains endemic in several countries. After reaching the elimination target (1/10,000) as a public health problem in 2005 in India, around 1.2 lakh cases have been detected every year over the last decade indicating active transmission of leprosy bacillus (Mycobacterium leprae). Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), genomic...
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