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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2003-09-01
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Vaginal concentrations of mannose-binding lectin (MBL) and possession of a polymorphism in codon 54 of the MBL gene were determined in 42 women with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC) and 43 control subjects. Reduced vaginal MBL levels and an increased occurrence of the polymorphism were present in women with RVVC.
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Funding Information: Financial support: FIGO/Schering Research Foundation Fellowship (O.B.).
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3.1 Basic medicine, 3.2 Clinical medicine, 1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database, Microbiology (medical), Infectious Diseases, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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Babula, O, Lazdane, G, Kroica, J, Ledger, W J & Witkin, S S 2003, 'Relation between recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis, vaginal concentrations of mannose-binding lectin, and a mannose-binding lectin gene polymorphism in latvian women', Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 37, no. 5, pp. 733-737. https://doi.org/10.1086/377234