Innate recognition of virus proteins is an important component of the immune response to
viral pathogens. A component of this immune recognition is the family of lectins; pattern …

Background/objectives COVID-19 followed a mortal course in some young patients without
any underlying factors, however, it followed a very benign course in some very older …

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the serum mannose-binding lectin (MBL)
levels and the frequency of MBL gene polymorphisms in infants with neonatal sepsis. Study …

What are the factors that influence human hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, hepatitis status
establishment, and disease progression? Firstly, one has to consider the genetic …

Mannan-binding lectin (MBL) is a soluble innate immune protein that binds to glycosylated
targets. MBL acts as an opsonin and activates complement, contributing to the destruction …

Results: Homozygous codon 54 polymorphism of MBL was found significantly higher in
chronic hepatitis B patients than controls. Rate of the polymorphism was similar in all groups …

This study evaluated the relative occurrences of BK virus (BKV) and JC virus (JCV)
infections in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Urine samples were analysed from …

The present study investigated the frequencies of rs1800450 (MBL⁎ B, G> A), rs1800451
(MBL⁎ C, G> A), and rs5030737 (MBL⁎ D, C> T) polymorphisms in exon 1 of the MBL2 …

Hepatitis C is disease that damages the liver, and it is caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV).
The pathology became chronic in about 80% of the cases due to virus persistence in the …

Background/Aims: The natural course and clinical outcome of hepatitis C virus (HCV)
infection is related to the interaction between HCV and the immune response of the host …