The role of CD4+T cells in host protective responses against cutaneous Leishmaniasis using genome-wide transcriptomics.

Includes abstract. === Includes bibliographical references. === Leishmania major is a protozoan parasite and infection in the human host causes severe cutaneous Leishmaniasis. The study aims to determine how signaling via the IL-4Rα on CD4+T cells causes susceptibility to L. major. We compared gene...

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Main Author: Smith, Liezel C
Other Authors: Brombacher, Frank
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3118