Low levels of mannose-binding lectin confers protection against tuberculosis in Turkish children

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1165-1169

  Cosar, H ^a   Ozkinay, F ^a   Onay, H ^a,e   Bayram, N ^a   Bakiler, A R ^b   Anil M ^c   Can, D ^d   Ozkinay C ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Tepecik Social Workers Hospital   (Turkey)

^d Dr Behcet Uz Children Hospital   (Turkey)

^e EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN 2;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCHOOL CHILD; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 56349107311     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-008-0573-8     Document Type: Article

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