Mapping the genes for susceptibility and response to Leishmania tropica in mouse.

• Main Authors: Yahya Sohrabi (Author), Helena Havelková (Author), Tetyana Kobets (Author), Matyáš Šíma (Author), Valeriya Volkova (Author), Igor Grekov (Author), Taťána Jarošíková (Author), Iryna Kurey (Author), Jarmila Vojtíšková (Author), Milena Svobodová (Author), Peter Demant (Author), Marie Lipoldová (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: L. tropica can cause both cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis in humans. Although the L. tropica-induced cutaneous disease has been long known, its potential to visceralize in humans was recognized only recently. As nothing is known about the genetics of host responses to this infection...