Mycobacterial infections: PARK2 and PACRG associations in leprosy
- 13 April 2007
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Tissue Antigens
- Vol. 69 (s1) , 231-233
Abstract
An overview of investigations indicating an important role of host genetics, both major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and non-MHC, in leprosy.Keywords
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