The repetitive element RLEP is a highly specific target for detection of Mycobacterium leprae

S. Braet; K. Vandelannoote; C. J. Meehan; A. N. Brum Fontes; E. Hasker; P. S. Rosa; N. Lucena-Silva; L. Rigouts; P. N. Suffys; B. C. De Jong

doi:10.1128/JCM.01924-17

The repetitive element RLEP is a highly specific target for detection of Mycobacterium leprae

S. Braet, K. Vandelannoote, C. J. Meehan, A. N. Brum Fontes, E. Hasker, P. S. Rosa, N. Lucena-Silva, L. Rigouts, P. N. Suffys, B. C. De Jong

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Original language	English
Article number	UNSP e01924-17
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	56
Issue number	3
Number of pages	2
ISSN	0095-1137
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01924-17
Publication status	Published - 2018

Keywords

leprosy
diagnosis
specificity
RLEP qPCR

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The repetitive element RLEP is a highly specific target for detection of Mycobacterium leprae. / Braet, S.; Vandelannoote, K.; Meehan, C. J.; Fontes, A. N. Brum; Hasker, E.; Rosa, P. S.; Lucena-Silva, N.; Rigouts, L.; Suffys, P. N.; De Jong, B. C.

In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Vol. 56, No. 3, UNSP e01924-17, 2018.

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