In the eccrine glands, we observed that in 80% of leprosy samples, the percentage of Hes-1-positive cells ranged from <1% to 25%, while in 93.4% of non-leprosy samples, the percentage of Hes-1-positive cells was greater than 75% (p < 0.0001) (Figures 5D,E, Table 5). Here, HES1 is linked to leprosy.