Association of a new FCN3 haplotype with high ficolin-3 levels in leprosy.

• Main Authors: Fabiana Antunes Andrade (Author), Marcia Holsbach Beltrame (Author), Valéria Bumiller Bini (Author), Letícia Boslooper Gonçalves (Author), Angelica Beate Winter Boldt (Author), Iara Jose de Messias-Reason (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Leprosy is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae that mainly affects the skin and peripheral nervous system, leading to a high disability rate and social stigma. Previous studies have shown a contribution of genes encoding products of the lectin pathway of complement in the m...