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

Mycobacteriology

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Original language	English
Article number	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

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