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Mannose-binding lectin (MBL2) polymorphisms and inflammation in hypertensive patients.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Dec 2011
Schreiber R, Campos-Coelho A V, Brandão L, Guimarães R L, Kamada A J, Ferreira-Sae M C, Matos-Souza J R, Cipolli J A, de Lima-Filho J L, Crovella S, Nadruz W
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the possible role of Mannose binding lectin 2 (MBL2) functional polymorphisms in the prevalence of hypertension and hypertensive end-organ damage in 300 hypertensive patients and 313 normotensive individuals from Southern Brazil. Hypertensive subjects with MBL2 AO/OO genotypes presented lower C-reactive protein levels than AA individuals and consequently lower inflammatory status.
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