Marcelo Távora Mira

Susceptibility to leprosy is associated with PARK2 and PACRG

Marcelo Távora Mira, Alexandre Alcaïs, Nguyen Van Thuc et al. · Nature · 2004 · 476 citations

Leprosy, Autoimmune Disease, Disease Mechanism +6

Chromosome 6q25 is linked to susceptibility to leprosy in a Vietnamese population

Marcelo Távora Mira, Alexandre Alcaïs, Nguyen Van Thuc et al. · Nature Genetics · 2003 · 188 citations

Disease Susceptibility, Vietnamese Population, Autoimmune Disease +7

Stepwise replication identifies a low-producing lymphotoxin-α allele as a major risk factor for early-onset leprosy

Alexandre Alcaïs, Andrea Alter, Guillemette Antoni et al. · Nature Genetics · 2007 · 167 citations

Early-onset Leprosy, Autoimmune Disease, Immunodeficiencies +8

Genetic and Immunological Evidence Implicates Interleukin 6 as a Susceptibility Gene for Leprosy Type 2 Reaction

Ana Lucia M. Sousa, Vinicius M. Fava, Lucas Henrique Ferreira Sampaio et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2012 · 63 citations

Immunodeficiencies, Immunology, Genetic Epidemiology +20

Toll-like Receptor 1 N248S Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Is Associated With Leprosy Risk and Regulates Immune Activation During Mycobacterial Infection

Carolinne de Sales Marques, Vânia Niéto Brito de Souza, Luana Tatiana Albuquerque Guerreiro et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2013 · 56 citations · Full text

Tlr1 248S, Immunodeficiencies, Innate Immune System +21