Interleukin-17A in Egyptian leprosy patients: a clinical, genetic, and biochemical study

• Main Authors: Azza Gaber Antar Farag (Author), Azza Zagloul Labeeb (Author), Amany Nagy Abdalla Gerges (Author), Mustafa Elsayed Elshaib (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background: Leprosy represents a long-term communicable disease resulting from Mycobacterium leprae infection. IL-17A is one of the pro-inflammatory cytokines that protects humans against many fungal and bacterial pathogens. Objective: To investigate IL-17A (rs2275913) gene polymorphism and...