GAL and leprosy: The patterns were quite distinct from the MDMs where Schwann cells showed a more pronounced expression of genes SELENOP, GAL, RGS18, AIF1, DEF6, ANGPTL6, DHCR7, MVK, and MSMO, some involved in cholesterol biosynthesis, along with LACC1/FAMIN, which is also genetically associated with leprosy (Table S6).