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Mannose-binding lectin (+54) exon-1 gene polymorphism influence human immunodeficiency virus-1 susceptibility in North Indians.
Tissue antigens - 1 Jan 2011
Chatterjee A, Rathore A, Yamamoto N, Dhole T N
Abstract excerpt
Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is a circulating pattern-recognition molecule involved in the innate immune system that mediates phagocytosis and activates complement by binding to carbohydrate motifs. MBL-2 allelic variants are associated with deficiencies in innate immunity and have been found to be correlated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The present study investigated the role of MBL-2...
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