Mannose-binding lectin 2 (Mbl2) gene polymorphisms are related to protein plasma levels, but not to heart disease and infection by Chlamydia

The presence of the single nucleotide polymorphisms in exon 1 of the mannose-binding lectin 2 (MBL2) gene was evaluated in a sample of 159 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery (71 patients undergoing valve replacement surgery and 300 control subjects) to investigate a possible associat...

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Main Authors: M.A.F. Queiroz, S.T.M. Gomes, N.C.C. Almeida, M.I.M. Souza, S.R.C.F. Costa, R.B. Hermes, S.S. Lima, M.M. Zaninotto, M.A.A. Fossa, M.A. Maneschy, R.N. Martins-Feitosa, V.N. Azevedo, L.F.A. Machado, M.O.G. Ishak, R. Ishak, A.C.R. Vallinoto
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Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2016001200604&lng=en&tlng=en