%0 Journal Article %B Asia-Pacific Journal of Blood Types and Genes %D 2019 %G eng %N 2 %P 133-137 %T Leprosy is a chronic, infectious disease, caused by Mycobacterium leprae, Mycobacterium lepromatosis or both, which affects the peripheral nervous system and the skin. Activation of cellular immunity in infected individuals depends on antigen recognition %U http://www.apjbg.com/ch/reader/view_abstract.aspx?file_no=2019117&flag=1 %V 3