**Author details**

Sandra Alves de Araújo1,2,3, Tatiane Aranha da Penha-Silva4 \*, Jaqueline Diniz Pinho2 , Marcelo de Souza Andrade1,3\* and Ana Lucia Abreu-Silva1,2

1 Postgraduate Program in Biotechnology, RENORBIO, São Luís, Brazil

2 State University of Maranhão, São Luís, Brazil

3 Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís, Brazil

4 Faculdade Pitágoras de São Luis, Brazil

\*Address all correspondence to: tatianearanha@hotmail.com and marcelo.andrade@ufma.br

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*microRNAs: Are They Important in the Development of Resistance in Leishmaniasis? DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.101514*
