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19434912

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-5-12
pubmed:abstractText
Host factors have been shown to play a significant role in the susceptibility to and clinical outcome of leprosy. Here, we analyze polymorphisms of the gene encoding ficolin-2 (FCN2), which is a soluble pattern-recognition molecule. A total of 158 patients with leprosy and 210 healthy control subjects from Brazil were investigated. Polymorphisms in the promoter and exon 8 of FCN2 were assessed by DNA sequencing. The distribution of functional FCN2 haplotypes amongpatients was significant different from that among the control subjects (P = .004). These results unveil an immunogenetic role for ficolin-2 in the host response against M. leprae.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0022-1899
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
199
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
801-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Functional haplotypes that produce normal ficolin-2 levels protect against clinical leprosy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Parasitology, Institute for Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article