01223nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002400055653003000079653001100109653002300120653001200143653001500155100001200170700001200182245013800194300001000332490000700342050003200349520059800381022001400979       1981                            d  c1981 Jul10aAntigens, Bacterial10aCell Migration Inhibition10aHumans10aImmunity, Cellular10aleprosy10aLeukocytes1 aRAO S S1 aRao P R00aImmunological status of maculoanaesthetic leprosy: leucocyte migration inhibition test as a measure of cell mediated immune response.  a340-90 v53  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>M. leprae-specific cell-mediated immune responses were studied in 36 Maculoanaesthetic (MA) leprosy patients using Leucocyte Migration Inhibition Test (LMIT). 21-Tuberculoid, 13-Indeterminate, 16-Borderline, 13-Lepromatous and 20-Healthy controls were also studied for comparison. Highly significant differences (p less than 0.001) in the mean Migratory Indices (M.I.) were found between MA leprosy type and each of the other leprosy type or control group. The results support the concept that MA type forms a distinct form of leprosy from tuberculoid type or any other type of leprosy.</p>  a0024-1024