Mannose-binding lectin gene, MBL2, polymorphisms do not increase susceptibility to invasive meningococcal disease in a population of Danish children

Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Lundbo, Lene F ^a   Sørensen, Henrik T ^b   Clausen, Louise N ^a   Hollegaard, Mads V ^c   Hougaard, David M ^c   Konradsen, Helle B ^c   Harboe, Zitta Barrella ^c,d   Nørgaard, Mette ^b   Benfield, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^d HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Invasive meningococcal disease; MBL deficiency; MBL2 genotypes

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN 2;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC VARIATION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN 2 GENE; MENINGITIS; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 85014269105     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23288957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofv127     Document Type: Article

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