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Mannose-binding lectin gene polymorphisms are not associated with susceptibility to hepatitis C virus infection in the Brazilian Amazon region.
Human immunology - 1 Sept 2009
Vallinoto Antonio C R, da Silva Renato F Pinheiroda, Hermes Renata B, Amaral Ivanete S A, Miranda Esther Castello Branco M, Barbosa Maria Silvia de Brito, Moia Lizomar de Jesus Pereira, Conde Simone R S, Soares Manoel do Carmo Pereira, Lemos José Alexandre R, Machado Luiz Fernando Almeida, Ishak Marluísa O G, Ishak Ricardo
Abstract excerpt
The present study compares the genotype frequencies between two population groups composed by 73 hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients and 92 seronegative controls and investigates the role of allele variants as a possible factor in the susceptibility to HCV infection and the influence on disease progression. The identification of MBL*B and MBL*C alleles was performed by restriction fragment length...
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