Association of L-ficolin levels and FCN2 genotypes with chronic Chagas disease.
<h4>Background</h4>L-ficolin (encoded by FCN2) binds to acetylated sugar moieties of many pathogens, including Trypanosoma cruzi, promoting their phagocytosis and lysis by the complement system.<h4>Methods</h4>We investigated L-ficolin levels in 160 T. cruzi infected patients...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013
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