Relation between Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis, Vaginal Concentrations of Mannose-Binding Lectin, and a Mannose-Binding Lectin Gene Polymorphism in Latvian Women
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- 1 September 2003
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 37 (5) , 733-737
- https://doi.org/10.1086/377234
Abstract
Vaginal concentrations of mannose-binding lectin (MBL) and possession of a polymorphism in codon 54 of the MBL gene were determined in 42 women withKeywords
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