Cytokine and protein markers of leprosy reactions in skin and nerves: baseline results for the North Indian INFIR cohort.

Cytokine and protein markers of leprosy reactions in skin and nerves: baseline results for the North Indian INFIR cohort.

BACKGROUND: Previous studies investigating the role of cytokines in the pathogenesis of leprosy have either been on only small numbers of patients or have not combined clinical and histological data. The INFIR Cohort study is a prospective study of 303 new multibacillary leprosy patients to identify...

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Main Authors: Diana N J Lockwood, Lavanya Suneetha, Karuna Devi Sagili, Meher Vani Chaduvula, Ismail Mohammed, Wim van Brakel, W C Smith, Peter Nicholls, Sujai Suneetha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-12-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3236729?pdf=render

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