Differential Gene Expression and Infection Profiles of Cutaneous and Mucosal Leishmania braziliensis Isolates from the Same Patient.

• Main Authors: Eliza V C Alves-Ferreira (Author), Juliano S Toledo (Author), Arthur H C De Oliveira (Author), Tiago R Ferreira (Author), Patricia C Ruy (Author), Camila F Pinzan (Author), Ramon F Santos (Author), Viviane Boaventura (Author), David Rojo (Author), Ángelez López-Gonzálvez (Author), Jose C Rosa (Author), Coral Barbas (Author), Manoel Barral-Netto (Author), Aldina Barral (Author), Angela K Cruz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Leishmaniasis is a complex disease in which clinical outcome depends on factors such as parasite species, host genetics and immunity and vector species. In Brazil, Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis is a major etiological agent of cutaneous (CL) and mucosal leishmaniasis (MCL), a disfiguring form of...