Functional MASP2 gene polymorphism in patients with history of rheumatic fever

Human Immunology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-44

  Schafranski, Marcelo Derbli ^a   Pereira Ferrari, Lílian ^a   Scherner, Daniela ^a   Torres, Renato ^b   de Messias Reason, Iara José ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL PEQUENO PRÍNCIPE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Complement; MASP2 gene; Rheumatic fever; Rheumatic heart disease

Indexed keywords

MANNAN BINDING LECTIN ASSOCIATED SERINE PROTEINASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANNOSE-BINDING PROTEIN-ASSOCIATED SERINE PROTEASES; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

EID: 39549094236     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2007.11.003     Document Type: Article

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