The −2518bp promoter polymorphism at CCL2/MCP1 influences susceptibility to mucosal but not localized cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil - Ramasawmy, Rajendranath; Menezes, Eliane; Magalhães, Andrea; Oliveira, Joyce; Castellucci, Léa; Almeida, Roque; Rosa, Maria Elisa A.; Guimarães, Luiz Henrique; Lessa, Marcus; Noronha, Elza; Wilson, Mary E.; Jamieson, Sarra E.; et al. (Infection, genetics and evolution, 2010)
Keywords: Adult; Animals; Brazil; Case-Control Studies; Chemokine CCL2 - genetics; Cytokines - immunology; Female; Gene Frequency; Genetic Association Studies; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Genotype; Humans; Leishmania braziliensis; Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - genetics; Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - immunology; Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous - genetics; Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous - immunology; Male; Middle Aged; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; Promoter Regions, Genetic - genetics; Brazil