01304nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653002400051653001800075653001200093653002000105653001100125653001900136653002300155653001200178653002100190653001800211653002500229100001900254700001700273700001900290700002000309700001700329700001600346245009000362300001000452520051400462022001400976       2001                            d  c200110aAntigens, Bacterial10aCulture Media10aDapsone10aElectrophoresis10aHumans10aImmunoblotting10aLeprostatic Agents10aleprosy10aMolecular Weight10aMycobacterium10aMycobacterium leprae1 aSalamatina O S1 aDiachina M N1 aIushchenko A A1 aChernousova L N1 aKalinina O N1 aParshin M P00a[Comparative characterization of the antigenic composition of M. leprae and M. lufu].  a49-513 a<p>The antigenic structure of M. leprae and M. lufu was comparatively studied for the first time. M. lufu was found to have M. leprae-specific protein with a molecular weight of 36 kDa. M. leprae and M. lufu were similar in their fractional composition of proteins and an antibody response to determinants with equal molecular weights in patients with different forms of leprosy and its varying severity. The findings may improve a diagnostic system in leprosy by using M. lufu antigens as an alternative.</p>  a0032-9533