TY - BOOK AU - Dina Aly Ezzat AU - Amaal Abdou , AU - Ibrahim Farid , AU - Nehad A. Mosaad , TI - Association of mannose binding lectin polymorphism with hepatitis C infection / PY - 2013/// CY - Cairo : PB - Dina Aly Ezzat , KW - Hepatitis C KW - Mannose binding lectin KW - Polymorphism N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology; Issued also as CD N2 - Persistent infection with hepatitis C virus ( HCV ) leads to liver cirrhosis ( LC ) and often to liver cancer , mannose binding lectin ( MBL ) is a protein molecule , which plays an important role in innate immunity by activating the lectin complement pathway . Variants of the MBL have been shown to be associated with low serum concentrations of the protein and to predispose to bacterial , fungal and viral infections UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -