Increased CD5+ B-cells are associated with autoimmune phenomena in lepromatous leprosy patients
Background and objective: Leprosy is a chronic slowly progressive infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae that primarily affects the skin and peripheral nerves. Lepromatous leprosy is characterized by absence of T-cell responses to M. leprae and advanced clinical disease. It is frequently associate...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Infection and Public Health |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034119301108 |