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Association between MBL2 gene functional polymorphisms and high-risk human papillomavirus infection in Brazilian women.
Human immunology - 1 Jan 2000
Guimaraes Vilma, Guimaraes Rafael, Brandao Lucas, Baldez da Silva Maria Fernanda Piffer Tomasi, Milanese Michele, Segat Ludovica, Castelletti Henrique, Bruneska Danielly, de Lima Filho Josè Luiz, de Freitas Antonio Carlos, Arraes Luiz Claudio, Rocha Cintia, Crovella Sergio
Abstract excerpt
We studied the association between high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and MBL2 functional polymorphisms in a group of 180 high-risk HPV-infected women and 180 healthy control subjects. The most frequent high-risk HPV genotypes were 16 (47.2%), 31 (11.7%), 33 (5%), and 18 (2.2%), respectively. Of the 180 HPV-infected women, 99 presented with uterine cervical cancer and 81 did not. No differences in...
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