| Literature DB >> 16041047 |
Renata M J Hamvas1, Marina Johnson, Arine M Vlieger, Clare Ling, Andrea Sherriff, Angela Wade, Nigel J Klein, Malcolm W Turner, A David B Webster.
Abstract
Polymorphisms in exon 1 of the MBL-2 gene, resulting in reduced plasma levels of mannose binding lectin, were significantly overrepresented in 23 patients with primary antibody deficiency and culture-proven mycoplasma infections (P = 0.0038). This association persisted with the inclusion of a further nine suspected (doxycycline-responsive) cases (P = 0.0087). The lectin was shown to bind to three strains of mycoplasma.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16041047 PMCID: PMC1201221 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.73.8.5238-5240.2005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441