The complex pattern of genetic associations of leprosy with HLA class I and class II alleles can be reduced to four amino acid positions.

The complex pattern of genetic associations of leprosy with HLA class I and class II alleles can be reduced to four amino acid positions.

Leprosy is a chronic disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Worldwide, more than 200,000 new patients are affected by leprosy annually, making it the second most common mycobacterial disease after tuberculosis. The MHC/HLA region has been consistently identified as carrying major leprosy susceptibi...

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Main Authors: Monica Dallmann-Sauer, Vinicius M Fava, Chaïma Gzara, Marianna Orlova, Nguyen Van Thuc, Vu Hong Thai, Alexandre Alcaïs, Laurent Abel, Aurélie Cobat, Erwin Schurr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-08-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008818

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008818

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