Polymorphisms in the promoter region and at codon 54 of the MBL2 gene are not associated with IgA nephropathy

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 759-764

  Pirulli, Doroti ^a   Boniotto, Michele ^a   Vatta, Laura ^a   Crovella, Sergio ^a   Spano, Andrea ^a   Morgutti, Marcello ^a   Zezlina, Silvia ^a   Bertola, Laura ^b   Roccatello, Dario ^c   Scolari, Francesco ^d   Peruzzi, Licia ^e   Savoldi, Silvana ^f   Amoroso, Antonio ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c Ospedale L Einaudi   (Italy)

^d SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

^e REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

DNA; Genetics; IGA nephoropathy; MBL2; Polymorphisms; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

DNA; LECTIN; MANNOSE BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ETHNIC GROUP; EXON; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; ITALY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

EID: 0035081221     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/16.4.759     Document Type: Article

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