Genomics|Features|Leprosy

Genomics|Features|Leprosy

Leprosy

Leprosy: Genomics and Public Health - February 3, 2015

CDC information: A disease once feared as highly contagious and devastating. Now, however, the disease is very rare and easily treated

Discovery of six new susceptibility loci and analysis of pleiotropic effects in leprosy.
Hong Liu Nature Genetics, February 2, 2015 

Insights into ancient leprosy and tuberculosis using metagenomics.
Donoghue HD. Trends Microbiol. 2013 Sep;21(9):448-50. doi

The role of ERBB2 gene polymorphisms in leprosy susceptibility.
Rêgo JL, et al. Braz J Infect Dis. 2015 Jan 27

Association of the LRRK2 genetic polymorphisms with leprosy in Han Chinese from Southwest China.
Wang D, et al. Genes Immun. 2014 Dec 18.

Genetics of leprosy: expected and unexpected developments and perspectives.
Sauer ME, et al. Clin Dermatol. 2015 Jan-Feb;33(1):99-107

NOD2 and CCDC122-LACC1 genes are associated with leprosy susceptibility in Brazilians.
Sales-Marques C, et al. Hum Genet. 2014 Dec;133(12):1525-32