The role of polymorphic protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 22 in leprosy

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 129, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2726-2728

  Rani, Rajni ^a   Singh, Anamika ^a   Israni, Neetu ^a   Singh, Archana ^a   Sharma, Pankaj ^b   Kar, Hemant K ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOLOGY   (India)

^b DR RAM MANOHAR LOHIA HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN; NON RECEPTOR PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; TRYPTOPHAN;

BORDERLINE LEPROSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOWN REGULATION; ETHNICITY; GROUPS BY AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INDIA; LETTER; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TUBERCULOID LEPROSY;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE, NON-RECEPTOR TYPE 22; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350057604     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2009.140     Document Type: Letter

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