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New immunologic pathways in the pathogenesis of leprosy: Role for Th22 cytokines in the polar forms of the disease.

Abstract

To the Editor: Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae with clinical manifestations that are vastly dependent on the host's immune response. The role of Th22 cells in the immunopathogenicity of leprosy has yet to be characterized.

 

 

 

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Type
Journal Article
Author
Lima Silveira E
Sousa JR
Aarão TLS
Fuzii HT
Dias Junior LB
Oliveira Carneiro FR
Quaresma JAS

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