Rao S S, Rao P R
Lepr India. 1981 Jul;53(3):340-9.
M. leprae-specific cell-mediated immune responses were studied in 36 Maculoanaesthetic (MA) leprosy patients using Leucocyte Migration Inhibition Test (LMIT). 21-Tuberculoid, 13-Indeterminate, 16-Borderline, 13-Lepromatous and 20-Healthy controls were also studied for comparison. Highly significant differences (p less than 0.001) in the mean Migratory Indices (M.I.) were found between MA leprosy type and each of the other leprosy type or control group. The results support the concept that MA type forms a distinct form of leprosy from tuberculoid type or any other type of leprosy.
使用白细胞游走抑制试验（LMIT）对36例斑疹麻木型（MA）麻风患者的麻风分枝杆菌特异性细胞介导免疫反应进行了研究。还研究了21例结核样型、13例未定类、16例界线类、13例瘤型患者以及20例健康对照者以作比较。在MA型麻风与其他各型麻风或对照组之间，发现平均游走指数（M.I.）存在高度显著差异（p小于0.001）。结果支持了这样一种概念，即MA型麻风是一种与结核样型或任何其他类型麻风不同的独特麻风类型。
