HBV Viral Load and Liver Enzyme Levels May Be Associated with the Wild MBL2 AA Genotype

• Main Authors: Tuane Carolina Ferreira Moura (Author), Ednelza da Silva Graça Amoras (Author), Mauro Sérgio Araújo (Author), Maria Alice Freitas Queiroz (Author), Simone Regina Souza da Silva Conde (Author), Sâmia Demachki (Author), Rosimar Neris Martins-Feitosa (Author), Luiz Fernando Almeida Machado (Author), Izaura Maria Vieira Cayres-Vallinoto (Author), Ricardo Ishak (Author), Antonio Carlos Rosário Vallinoto (Author)
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• Udgivet: Hindawi Limited, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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The present study investigated the frequencies of rs1800450 (MBL ⁎B, G>A), rs1800451 (MBL ⁎C, G>A), and rs5030737 (MBL ⁎D, C>T) polymorphisms in exon 1 of the MBL2 gene among patients with chronic viral hepatitis. Blood samples from patients infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV; n=65), h...