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Integrative immune analysis in patients with leprosy reveals host factors associated with mycobacterial control
18 Jul 2025
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BACKGROUND: Leprosy is a debilitating, chronic infectious disease, ranking second after tuberculosis in the order of severe human mycobacterial diseases. If timely treatment is not initiated, infection with its causative agent, Mycobacterium leprae, can result in severe nerve damage leading to life-long disabilities. Host immunity largely dictates the spectral disease presentation, ranging from multi- to...
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