serum MBL2 level, have been associated with various autoimmune diseases. We
investigated whether such polymorphisms and/or the serum MBL2 level were associated
with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in an Indian population. The frequency of the B variant (codon
54) of the MBL2 gene was quite frequent in the healthy Indian population and was
significantly (P= 6.35× 10− 6) lower in RA patients. We replicated this association (P= 1.78× …