Genetic variants of complement genes ficolin-2, mannose-binding lectin and complement factor h are associated with leprosy in han chinese from southwest china

Human Genetics

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 629-640

  Zhang, Deng Feng ^a,c   Huang, Xian Qiong ^b   Wang, Dong ^a,c   Li, Yu Ye ^b   Yao, Yong Gang ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b KUNMING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; FICOLIN; FICOLIN 2; LUCIFERASE; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHINESE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAUCIBACILLARY LEPROSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LECTINS; LEPROSY; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 84878218806     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: 14321203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-013-1273-8     Document Type: Article

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