Publications by authors named "Samuel Abraham Joshi Davala"

Background: Leprosy (Hansen's disease) is a chronic, debilitating disease predominantly of the peripheral nervous system characterized by the impairment of peripheral nerves and subsequent sensory loss caused by . The pro- and antiinflammatory cytokine genes play a major role in nerve damage in leprosy.

Aims And Objectives: The objective of the present study is to ascertain the association of cytokine gene polymorphisms TNFα - 308G/A (rs 1800629), IFNγ +874A/T (rs 2430561), and IL10 - 1082G/A rs 1800896 in causation with leprosy.

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