Association between polymorphisms in mannose-binding lectin 2 gene with pulmonary tuberculosis susceptibility

Abstract Background Mannose-binding lectin (MBL2) is considered to play a role in the human innate immune response to tuberculosis (TB) infections, and 4 common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) may be associated with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) risk. To examine these potential associations, w...

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Main Authors: Wenhao Shen, Li Xiao, Yang Li, Daming Zhou, Wei Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Hereditas
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41065-020-00146-w