Functional polymorphisms in the FCN2 gene are not associated with invasive pneumococcal disease.
L-ficolin is a pattern-recognition molecule which binds lipoteichoic acid and Gram-positive bacteria and activates the lectin pathway of complement. Five common functional polymorphisms have recently been identified in the FCN2 gene which encodes L-ficolin: three promoter polymorphisms (at positions...
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| Формат: | Journal article |
| Язык: | English |
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2007
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