01173nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653002400059653002300083653002300106653001800129653001100147653001200158653002500170100001700195700002000212245014000232300000900372490000800381520054000389022001400929       1991                            d  c1991 Jan-Feb10aAntigens, Bacterial10aBacterial Proteins10aBacterial Vaccines10aGlobal health10aHumans10aleprosy10aMycobacterium leprae1 aVega-Lopez F1 aMacotela-Ruiz E00a[The importance of the protein antigens of Mycobacterium leprae. Their potential use for the development of a vaccine against leprosy].  a31-90 v1273 a<p>The purpose of this review is to describe M. leprae antigenic structures that are considered relevant for the development of a vaccine. Other biological elements presently utilized in vaccination and immune therapy against leprosy are also reviewed, and the possibility of having in the future an effective vaccine obtained at low cost through molecular biology recombinant techniques. This review also describes some epidemiological and control aspects of leprosy within the general framework of the importance of this disease.</p>  a0016-3813