highly significantp < 0.0001
Results The median value of HBD-3 gene expression on skin lesion in leprosy patients was 260.61 (0.19–3734.10); normal skin in leprosy patients was 1.91 (0.01–151.17); household contacts skin was 7.93 (0.27–121.10); and healthy individuals’ skin was 1.00 (1.00–1.00) is highly significant difference ( p < 0.0001).