PARL and leprosy: Two PARL SNPs showed an association with leprosy per se (rs12631031-A allele, OR = 1.189, 95% CI [1.029–1.381], P = 0.019; rs12631031, Pdominant = 0.033; rs7653061, Pdominant = 0.027) and MB (rs12631031-A allele, OR = 1.251, 95% CI [1.036–1.510], P = 0.020; rs12631031, Pdominant = 0.019; rs7653061, Pdominant = 0.023) when compared with healthy control population from the same region or with the pooled control populations (Tables 1 and 2).