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Mannose binding lectin-associated serine protease 2 (MASP2) gene polymorphism and susceptibility to human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection in blood donors from Mashhad, Iran.
Microbiology and immunology - 1 Oct 2022
Aghamohammadi Akram, Rafatpanah Houshang, Maghsoodlu Mahtab, Tohidi Nastaran, Mollahosseini Farzad, Shahabi Majid
Abstract excerpt
Mannose binding lectin-associated serine protease 2 (MASP2) is the effector part of mannose binding lectin (MBL) that activates the complement system in an antibody-independent manner. We aimed to investigate the role of genetic polymorphisms in the MASP2 gene and susceptibility to HTLV-1 infection. A total of 172 HTLV-1 infected individuals and 170 healthy blood donors were analyzed in this case-control study....
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