
High-producing MBL2 genotypes increase the risk of acute and chronic carditis in patients with history of rheumatic fever
Keywords: بیماری روماتیسم قلبی; RF, rheumatic fever; CRHD, chronic rheumatic heart disease; MBL, mannan-binding lectin; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; SSP, sequence-specific primersMannan-binding lectin; Rheumatic fever; Rheumatic heart disease; Carditis; Complement