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MBL2 gene polymorphisms and its relation to infection in Brazilian systemic lupus erythematosus patients: A 10-years follow-up study.
Lupus - 1 Mar 2022
Saldanha Carla Forgiarini, Kniphoff da Silva Gabriela, Glesse Nadine, Tavares Brenol João Carlos, Xavier Ricardo Machado, Bogo Chies José Artur, Monticielo Odirlei André
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INTRODUCTION: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multifactorial disease and MBL2 genetic variants, which are associated to differential peripheral MBL levels, potentially affect its etiology and increase infection risk in this population. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the potential association of MBL2 polymorphisms of the coding and promoter gene region and haplotypes on hospitalization, number of admission and...
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