Article
MBL2 gene variation affecting serum MBL is associated with prosthetic joint infection in Czech patients after total joint arthroplasty.
Tissue antigens - 1 Nov 2012
Navratilova Z, Gallo J, Mrazek F, Lostak J, Petrek M
Abstract excerpt
Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a serious complication of the total joint arthroplasty (TJA). Serum mannose-binding lectin (MBL), a pattern recognition receptor, is involved in antibacterial immune response. This study investigated whether functional variants of the MBL2 gene may be associated with the risk of PJI. MBL2 -550 (H/L, rs11003125), MBL2 -221 (Y/X, rs7096206) and MBL2 +54 (G/A, rs1800450) single...
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