Deep resequencing identifies candidate functional genes in leprosy GWAS loci.

• Main Authors: Vinicius M Fava (Author), Monica Dallmann-Sauer (Author), Marianna Orlova (Author), Wilian Correa-Macedo (Author), Nguyen Van Thuc (Author), Vu Hong Thai (Author), Alexandre Alcaïs (Author), Laurent Abel (Author), Aurélie Cobat (Author), Erwin Schurr (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Leprosy is the second most prevalent mycobacterial disease globally. Despite the existence of an effective therapy, leprosy incidence has consistently remained above 200,000 cases per year since 2010. Numerous host genetic factors have been identified for leprosy that contribute to the persistently...