Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Hansen's Disease - The Forgotten and Neglected Disease

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Wellman Ribón
Wellman Ribón

Industrial University of Santander

Published06 February 2019

Doi10.5772/intechopen.68432

ISBN978-1-78984-987-5

Print ISBN978-1-78984-986-8

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-1-83881-998-9

Copyright year2019

Number of pages170

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2. The Distribution and Origins of Ancient Leprosy

By Helen D. Donoghue, G. Michael Taylor, Tom A. Mendum, Graham R. Stewart, Leen Rigouts, Oona Y-C. Lee, Houdini H.T. Wu, Gurdyal S. Besra and David E. Minnikin

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3. An Update on the Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Leprosy

By Nebahat Demet Akpolat, Ayse Akkus and Emre Kaynak

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4. Molecular and Biotechnological Approaches in the Diagnosis of Leprosy

By Mayara Ingrid Sousa Lima, Emilly Caroline dos Santos Moraes, Jaqueline Diniz Pinho, Gustavo Henrique Corrêa Soares and Ítalo Vinícius Cantanhêde Santos

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5. Leprosy Reactions

By Leyla Bilik, Betul Demir and Demet Cicek

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6. Demyelination in Leprosy

By Dhelya Widasmara and Sri Linuwih Menaldi

1,132
7. Immunogenetics of MHC and KIR in the Leprosy

By Hugo Vicentin Alves, Bruna Tiaki Tiyo, Ana Maria Sell and Jeane Eliete Laguila Visentainer

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8. Genetic Variation in Pattern-Recognition Receptors and Association with Leprosy

By Karina Talita de Oliveira Santana Jorge and Frederico Marianetti Soriani

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