| predominance of three copies of tandem repeats in rpot gene of mycobacterium leprae from northern india. | this study has been carried out to get understanding of the origin among the strains of mycobacterium leprae in patients from northern india by using number of tandem repeats in rpot gene as marker. biopsies were collected from hundred leprosy cases (paucibacillary (pb) as well as multibacillary (mb)) across the spectrum from patients attending clinic at jalma or diagnosed in field unit at ghatampur (kanpur). these biopsies were homogenized and dna was extracted by a physiochemical procedure. rp ... | 2007 | 17597011 |