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Association of MBL2, TGF-beta1 and CD14 gene polymorphisms with lung disease severity in cystic fibrosis.
Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia - 1 Apr 2009
Faria Elisangela Jacinto de, Faria Isabel Cristina Jacinto de, Ribeiro José Dirceu, Ribeiro Antônio Fernando, Hessel Gabriel, Bertuzzo Carmen Sílvia
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To identify associations between genetic polymorphisms (in the MBL2, TGF-beta1 and CD14 genes) and the severity of the lung disease in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), as well as between the presence of DeltaF508 alleles and lung disease severity in such patients. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional cohort study, based on clinical and laboratory data, involving 105 patients with CF treated at a...
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