Differential Gene Expression and Infection Profiles of Cutaneous and Mucosal Leishmania braziliensis Isolates from the Same Patient.

Differential Gene Expression and Infection Profiles of Cutaneous and Mucosal Leishmania braziliensis Isolates from the Same Patient.

Leishmaniasis is a complex disease in which clinical outcome depends on factors such as parasite species, host genetics and immunity and vector species. In Brazil, Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis is a major etiological agent of cutaneous (CL) and mucosal leishmaniasis (MCL), a disfiguring form of...

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Main Authors: Eliza V C Alves-Ferreira, Juliano S Toledo, Arthur H C De Oliveira, Tiago R Ferreira, Patricia C Ruy, Camila F Pinzan, Ramon F Santos, Viviane Boaventura, David Rojo, Ángelez López-Gonzálvez, Jose C Rosa, Coral Barbas, Manoel Barral-Netto, Aldina Barral, Angela K Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4569073?pdf=render

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