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Association between MASP-2 gene polymorphism and risk of infection diseases: A meta-analysis.
Microbial pathogenesis - 1 Nov 2016
Fu Jie, Wang Jingqiu, Luo Yanping, Zhang Lifeng, Zhang Yuan, Dong Xinfang, Yu Hongjuan, Cao Mingqiang, Ma Xingming
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BACKGROUND: The role of MASP-2 is vital in the process of complement activation by the lectin pathway. It is generally considered that the functional activation of MASP-2 contribute to the infection disease development process. AIMS: To analyze the association between MASP-2 functional gene (rs72550870) polymorphism and the infection disease risk by a meta-analysis. METHOD: Relevant case-control studies were...
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