Adding MASP1 to the lectin pathway—Leprosy association puzzle: Hints from gene polymorphisms and protein levels

• Hellen Weinschutz Mendes ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: hellen.chrisw@gmail.com

  Current address: Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

  Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Immunopathology, Department of Clinical Pathology, Clinical Hospital, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4282-6498

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• Angelica Beate Winter Boldt,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Laboratory of Molecular Immunopathology, Department of Clinical Pathology, Clinical Hospital, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil, Laboratory of Human Molecular Genetics, Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil

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• Ewalda von Rosen Seeling Stahlke,

  Roles Conceptualization, Resources

  Affiliation Health State Department of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil

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• Jens Christian Jensenius,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Resources, Supervision

  Affiliation Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

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• Steffen Thiel,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

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• Iara J. Taborda Messias-Reason

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Resources, Supervision

  Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Immunopathology, Department of Clinical Pathology, Clinical Hospital, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil

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