Role of T_{EFFECTOR/MEMORY} Cells, TBX21 Gene Expression and T-Cell Homing Receptor on Type 1 Reaction in Borderline Lepromatous Leprosy Patients

• Luciana Nahar dos Santos ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Luciana Nahar dos Santos, Pedro Henrique Lopes da Silva

  Affiliation Leprosy Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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• Pedro Henrique Lopes da Silva ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Luciana Nahar dos Santos, Pedro Henrique Lopes da Silva

  Affiliation Leprosy Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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• Iris Maria Peixoto Alvim,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular Microbiology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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• José Augusto da Costa Nery,

  Affiliation Leprosy Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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• Flávio Alves Lara,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular Microbiology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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• Euzenir Nunes Sarno,

  Affiliation Leprosy Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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• Danuza Esquenazi

  * E-mail: danuza@ioc.fiocruz.br

  Affiliations Leprosy Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Department of Pathology and Laboratories, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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