Lectin complement protein Collectin 11 (CL-K1) and susceptibility to urinary schistosomiasis.

BACKGROUND:Urinary Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease endemic in many sub Saharan -African countries. Collectin Kidney 1 (CL-K1, encoded by COLEC11 on chromosome 2p25.3), a member of the vertebrate C-type lectin super family, has recently been identified as pattern-recognition molecule...

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Main Authors: Justin S Antony, Olusola Ojurongbe, Peter G Kremsner, Thirumalaisamy P Velavan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4373859?pdf=render