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Mannose binding lectin gene polymorphisms are associated with type 1 diabetes in Brazilian children and adolescents.
Human immunology - 1 Sept 2007
Araujo Jacqueline, Brandão Lucas A C, Guimarães Rafael L, Santos Sérgio, Falcão Elcy A, Milanese Michele, Segat Ludovica, Souza Paulo R, de Lima-Filho José Luiz, Crovella Sergio
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Mannose-binding lectin is an important constituent of the innate immune system, the serum levels of which are greatly affected by polymorphisms of the MBL2 gene: three polymorphisms in exon 1, as well as nucleotide variations in the promoter region of the gene, have been associated with protein d...
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