About the Authors
- Fernanda Saloum de Neves Manta
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Affiliation DNA Diagnostic Laboratory (LDD), State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Rui Pereira
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Affiliation Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto (IPATIMUP), Porto, Portugal
- Romulo Vianna
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Affiliation DNA Diagnostic Laboratory (LDD), State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Alfredo Rodolfo Beuttenmüller de Araújo
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Affiliation Laboratory of Human Identification, University of Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Brazil
- Daniel Leite Góes Gitaí
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Affiliation Institute of Biological Sciences and Health, Federal University of Alagoas, Alagoas, Brazil
- Dayse Aparecida da Silva
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Affiliation DNA Diagnostic Laboratory (LDD), State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Eldamária de Vargas Wolfgramm
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Affiliation Núcleo de Genética Humana e Molecular, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Centro de Ciências Humanas e Naturais, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil
- Isabel da Mota Pontes
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Affiliation Laboratório de Diagnóstico Molecular do Centro de Apoio Multidisciplinar, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Amazonas, Brazil
- José Ivan Aguiar
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Science, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Brazil
- Milton Ozório Moraes
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Affiliation Laboratório de Hanseníase, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Elizeu Fagundes de Carvalho
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* E-mail: elizeufc@hotmail.com
Affiliation DNA Diagnostic Laboratory (LDD), State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Leonor Gusmão
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Affiliations DNA Diagnostic Laboratory (LDD), State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto (IPATIMUP), Porto, Portugal
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: FSNM RP EFC LG. Performed the experiments: FSNM RV. Analyzed the data: FSNM RP LG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ARBA DLGG DAS EVW IMP JIA MOM EFC. Wrote the manuscript: FSNM RP LG.