Mannose-binding lectin-deficient genotypes as a risk factor of pneumococcal meningitis in infants.

Carles Bautista-RodriguezCristian LaunesIolanda JordanMaria AndresMaria Teresa AriasFrancisco LozanoJuan Jose Garcia-GarciaCarmen Muñoz-Almagro

Published in: PloS one (2017)

Our results suggest that differences in MBL2 genotype in children ≤12 months old affects susceptibility to PM, and it may have an important role in the episodes caused by non-high invasive disease potential serotypes.

Keyphrases

risk factors
particulate matter
young adults
air pollution
heavy metals
cerebrospinal fluid
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
water soluble
risk assessment
low density lipoprotein