HBV Viral Load and Liver Enzyme Levels May Be Associated with the Wild MBL2 AA Genotype

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), h...

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Main Authors: Tuane Carolina Ferreira Moura, Ednelza da Silva Graça Amoras, Mauro Sérgio Araújo, Maria Alice Freitas Queiroz, Simone Regina Souza da Silva Conde, Sâmia Demachki, Rosimar Neris Martins-Feitosa, Luiz Fernando Almeida Machado, Izaura Maria Vieira Cayres-Vallinoto, Ricardo Ishak, Antonio Carlos Rosário Vallinoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3718451