Characterization of mannose-binding lectin plasma levels and genetic polymorphisms in HIV-1-infected individuals

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Antonio Carlos Rosário Vallinoto, Felipe Bonfim Freitas, Isabella Guirelli, Luiz Fernando Almeida Machado, Vânia Nakauth Azevedo, Izaura Cayres-Vallinoto, Marluísa Oliveira Guimarães Ishak, Ricardo Ishak
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2011
• Subjects: HIV-1; Polimorfísmos no gene MBL; Região amazônica; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Ure
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822011000100001; https://doaj.org/article/c9396d87fe9d49cf8df54aa469b5d764

INTRODUCTION: The present study investigated the association between mannose-binding lectin (MBL) gene polymorphism and serum levels with infection by HIV-1. METHODS: Blood samples (5mL) were collected from 97 HIV-1-infected individuals resident in Belém, State of Pará, Brazil, who attended the Spec...