The use of bioinformatics tools to improve current Leishmaniasis
diagnostic methods: A review.
Natáli T. Capistrano Costa¹, Allana M. de Souza Pereira²*,
Cibele C. Silva², Beatriz C. de Oliveira 3;
Emanuelle de O. Souza¹, Luiz Felipe G. R. Ferreira¹, Valéria R. A.
Pereira², Marcelo Z. Hernandes¹.
¹ Medicinal Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Department of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Sciences Center, Universidade Federal de
Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
² Immunopathology and molecular biology Laboratory, Departament of
Immunology, Aggeu Magalhaes Institute, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
3Lerner Research Institute, Clevealand, Ohio, United
States of America.
* Correspondence: Allana Maria de Souza Pereira, Laboratory
immunopathology and molecular biology, Departament of Immunology, Aggeu
Magalhaes Institute, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. e-mail:
allanamariasp@gmail.com
Keywords: Leishmania 1, Tropical disease2, Computational diagnosis, 3 Epitopes4, Immunoinformatics 5.