00887nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653003800055653001800093653001700111653001100128653001200139653002600151100001100177245005900188300001200247490000600259050001400265520037600279022001400655       2006                            d  c2006 Apr10aGenetic Predisposition to Disease10aGenome, Human10aHLA Antigens10aHumans10aleprosy10aPolymorphism, Genetic1 aMira M00aGenetic host resistance and susceptibility to leprosy.  a1124-310 v8  aMIRA 20063 a<p>Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease that affects 600,000 new individuals worldwide every year. This article summarizes some of the advances achieved over the past decades towards the description of the exact number, location and nature of the genetic variants responsible for the well established genetic component controlling leprosy susceptibility in humans.</p>  a1286-4579