00902nas a2200217 4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001200055653001700067653001100084653001200095653001700107100001400124700001000138700001200148245005800160300001100218490000600229520043500235022001400670 1998 d c1998 Apr10aAnimals10aHLA Antigens10aHumans10aleprosy10aTuberculosis1 aMeyer C G1 aMay J1 aStark K00aHuman leukocyte antigens in tuberculosis and leprosy. a148-540 v63 a

Human mycobacterial infections are characterized by a spectrum of clinical and immunological manifestations. Specific human leukocyte antigen (HLA) factors are associated with the subtypes of leprosy that develop and the course of tuberculosis after infection. The identification of protective mycobacterial antigens presented by a broad variety of HLA molecules will have important implications for the design of vaccines.

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