Polymorphisms of cytochrome b gene in Leishmania parasites and their relation to types of cutaneous leishmaniasis lesions in Pakistan

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 76-85

  Myint, Chomar Kaung ^a   Asato, Yutaka ^a   Yamamoto, Yu Ichi ^a   Kato, Hirotomo ^b   Bhutto, Abdul M ^c   Soomro, Farooq R ^c   Memon, Muhamad Z ^d   Matsumoto, Jun ^e   Marco, Jorge D ^f   Oshiro, Minoru ^a   Katakura, Ken ^e   Hashiguchi, Yoshihisa ^f   Uezato, Hiroshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Shaheed Mohtarama Benazir Bhutto Medical University   (Pakistan)

^d CIVIL HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^e HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cutaneous leishmaniasis lesions; cyt b gene sequencing; Leishmania (L.) major polymorphisms; Leishmania (L.) tropica; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PAKISTAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TISSUE SECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOCHROMES B; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 38949105490     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2008.00419.x     Document Type: Article

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