Variant G57E of Mannose Binding Lectin Associated with Protection against Tuberculosis Caused by Mycobacterium africanum but not by M. tuberculosis

Variant G57E of Mannose Binding Lectin Associated with Protection against Tuberculosis Caused by Mycobacterium africanum but not by M. tuberculosis

Structural variants of the Mannose Binding Lectin (MBL) cause quantitative and qualitative functional deficiencies, which are associated with various patterns of susceptibility to infectious diseases and other disorders. We determined genetic MBL variants in 2010 Ghanaian patients with pulmonary tub...

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Main Authors: Thye, Thorsten, Niemann, Stefan, Walter, Kerstin, Homolka, Susanne, Intemann, Christopher D., Chinbuah, Margaret Amanua, Enimil, Anthony, Gyapong, John, Osei, Ivy, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, Rüsch-Gerdes, Sabine, Horstmann, Rolf D., Ehlers, Stefan, Meyer, Christian G.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3112207/

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