Association of the polymorphism Exon 1 (A/O) region of the mannose-binding lectin gene and periportal fibrosis regression in schistosomiasis after specific treatment.

Saulo Gomes de OliveiraIlana Brito Ferraz de SouzaTaynan da Silva ConstantinoPaula Carolina Valença SilvaElker Lene Santos de LimaMaria Tereza Cartaxo MunizAna Lúcia Coutinho Domingues

Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2020)

This study suggests that the polymorphism of exon 1 MBL2 may potentially be used to predict periportal fibrosis regression in this population.

Keyphrases

copy number
genome wide
gene expression
liver fibrosis
combination therapy
genome wide analysis