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HBV Viral Load and Liver Enzyme Levels May Be Associated with the Wild MBL2 AA Genotype.
Mediators of inflammation - 1 Jan 2017
Moura Tuane Carolina Ferreira, Amoras Ednelza da Silva Graça, Araújo Mauro Sérgio, Freitas Queiroz Maria Alice, Conde Simone Regina Souza da Silva, Demachki Sâmia, Martins-Feitosa Rosimar Neris, Machado Luiz Fernando Almeida, Cayres-Vallinoto Izaura Maria Vieira, Ishak Ricardo, Vallinoto Antonio Carlos Rosário
Abstract excerpt
The present study investigated the frequencies of rs1800450 (MBL ⁎B, G>A), rs1800451 (MBL ⁎C, G>A), and rs5030737 (MBL ⁎D, C>T) polymorphisms in exon 1 of the MBL2 gene among patients with chronic viral hepatitis. Blood samples from patients infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV; n = 65), hepatitis C virus (HCV; n = 92), and a noninfected control group (n = 300) were investigated. The presence of polymorphisms was...
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