Genetic dissection of immunity in leprosy

Current Opinion in Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 44-48

  Alcaïs, Alexandre ^a   Mira, Marcelo ^b,c   Casanova, Jean Laurent ^a,d   Schurr, Erwin ^b   Abel, Laurent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^d HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR;

BACTERIAL GENOME; EXPOSURE; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOST; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LEPROSY; MICROBIAL GENETICS; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 11844291906     PISSN: 09527915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2004.11.006     Document Type: Review

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