Mannose-binding lectin gene and promoter polymorphism in visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1850-1854

  Asgharzadeh, Mohammad ^a   Mazloumi, Abdolsamad ^b   Kafil, Hossein Samadi ^c   Ghazanchaei, Ardavan ^a  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Leishmania infantum; MBL; Polymorphism; RFLP; SSP PCR; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 34247226084     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.1850.1854     Document Type: Article

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