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Mannose binding lectin and ficolin-2 polymorphisms are associated with increased risk for bacterial infections in children with B acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Jun 2014
Pana Zoe Dorothea, Samarah Fekri, Papi Rigini, Antachopoulos Charalampos, Papageorgiou Theodotis, Farmaki Evangelia, Hatzipantelis Emmanuel, Tragiannidis Athanassios, Vavatsi-Christaki Norma, Kyriakidis Dimitrios, Athanassiadou-Piperopoulou Fani, Roilides Emmanuel
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BACKGROUND: We aimed to investigate whether the presence of mannose binding lectin (MBL2), ficolin 2 (FCN2) polymorphisms or the combined deficiency significantly influence the risk and subsequently the frequency of chemotherapy-induced bacterial infections in children with B acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). PROCEDURE: MBL2 polymorphisms for exon 1 and FCN2 polymorphisms for promoter regions -986, -602,...
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