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Mannose-binding lectin and ficolin-2 gene polymorphisms predispose to cytomegalovirus (re)infection after orthotopic liver transplantation.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Oct 2011
de Rooij Bert-Jan F, van der Beek Martha T, van Hoek Bart, Vossen Ann C T M, Rogier Ten Hove W, Roos Anja, Schaapherder Alexander F, Porte Robert J, van der Reijden Johan J, Coenraad Minneke J, Hommes Daniel W, Verspaget Hein W
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: The lectin pathway of complement activation is a crucial effector cascade of the innate immune response to pathogens. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection occurs frequently in immunocompromised patients after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (S...
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