| Literature DB >> 28323068 |
Ana Laura Grossi de Oliveira1, Ana Thereza Chaves2, Cristiane Alves Silva Menezes3, Nathalia Sernizon Guimarães2, Lilian Lacerda Bueno4, Ricardo Toshio Fujiwara2, Manoel Otávio da Costa Rocha2.
Abstract
Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease whose disequilibrium in the host's genetic, immunological and clinical mechanisms leads to distinct manifestations defining the type of immunological response. This review focuses its attention on the influence of the Vitamin D Receptor and hepcidin expressions that can suggest the protection or severity of leprosy.Entities:
Keywords: Hepcidin; Leprosy; Polymorphism; Protection; Severity; Vitamin D receptor
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Year: 2017 PMID： 28323068 DOI： 10.1016/j.micinf.2017.03.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Microbes Infect ISSN： 1286-4579 Impact factor: 2.700