We genotyped and analyzed 4 important MBL2 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs; rs5030737, rs1800450, rs1800451, and rs7096206) in 1839 European community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and peritonitis sepsis cases, and 477 controls from the United Kingdom.
This study investigated the influence of SNPs in the promoter and exon 1 of the MBL2 gene on the acute-phase responsiveness of MBL in 143 patients with community-acquired pneumonia.