00863nas a2200145   4500000000100000008004100001260004800042100002600090245005900116856007900175300001100254490000900265520042900274022001400703       2011                            d  c2011bHindawi Publishing CorporationaCairo1 aPrado Montes de Oca E00aHuman polymorphisms as clinical predictors in leprosy.  uhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3246779/pdf/JTM2011-923943.pdf  a9239430 v20113 a<p>Genetic and serum markers in human host can predict leprosy susceptibility per se as well as be useful in classification and/or prediction of clinical variants and immunological responses in leprosy. Adequate and timely assessment of potential risks associated with these 38 host leprosy genes could diminish epidemiological burden and improve life quality of patients with this still prevalent mycobacterial disease.</p>  a1687-9694