Distinct alleles of mannose-binding lectin (MBL) and surfactant proteins A (SP-A) in patients with chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 183-186

  Vaid, Mudit ^a   Kaur, Savneet ^a   Sambatakou, Helen ^b,c   Madan, Taruna ^a   Denning, David W ^b   Sarma, P Usha ^a,d  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF GENOMICS AND INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY   (India)

^b WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; Aspergillus fumigatus; Chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis; Mannose binding lectin; Surfactant protein A

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN; SURFACTANT PROTEIN A; SURFACTANT PROTEIN A1; SURFACTANT PROTEIN A2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BRONCHOPULMONARY ASPERGILLOMA; CAUCASIAN; CHRONIC CAVITARY PULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG CAVITATION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ALLELES; ASPERGILLOSIS, ALLERGIC BRONCHOPULMONARY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTINS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PULMONARY SURFACTANT-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN A;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS;

EID: 33847142341     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14346621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2007.033     Document Type: Article

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