MBL2 gene polymorphism rs1800450 and rheumatic fever with and without rheumatic heart disease: an Egyptian pilot study

BACKGROUND: Rheumatic fever (RF) is the result of an autoimmune response to pharyngitis caused by infection with Streptococcus pyogenes. RF is most prevalent in Africa and the Middle East. Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is the most serious complication of RF. Mannose-binding lectin 2 gene (MBL2) has...

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Autores principales: Gomaa, Maher Hassan, Ali, Shawkey Sadik, Fattouh, Aya Mohamed, Hamza, Hala Salah, Badr, Mohamed Mohamed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5899397/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29653582
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12969-018-0245-x

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