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Relation between recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis, vaginal concentrations of mannose-binding lectin, and a mannose-binding lectin gene polymorphism in Latvian women.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Sept 2003
Babula Oksana, Lazdane Gunta, Kroica Juta, Ledger William J, Witkin Steven S
Abstract excerpt
Vaginal concentrations of mannose-binding lectin (MBL) and possession of a polymorphism in codon 54 of the MBL gene were determined in 42 women with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC) and 43 control subjects. Reduced vaginal MBL levels and an increased occurrence of the polymorphism were present in women with RVVC.
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