00935nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653003800055653001100093653001200104100001300116700001200129700001100141245003500152300001000187490000700197050003200204520047900236022001400715       1981                            d  c1981 Jul10aGenetic Predisposition to Disease10aHumans10aleprosy1 aGuha P K1 aSingn G1 aKaur P00aGenetic diathesis for leprosy.  a432-60 v53  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Innate incapacity to elaborate a protective cellular immunity has been thought to underlie the evaluation of the disease process of lepromatous leprosy. Although both family and twin studies were suggestive of the involvement of some genetic factors, they have so far not been evaluated fully. Keeping this in view, the present study, conducted at the family level, was designed to evaluate the role of genetic factors in determining the type of leprosy in a patient.</p>  a0024-1024