Mannose-binding lectin gene codon 54 polymorphism susceptible to brucellosis in Turkish children

Nuri Bayram1, Ferda Ozkinay2, Huseyin Onay2, Dilek Yilmaz-Ciftdo an3, Senem Tufan4, Fadil Vardar3 1Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Dr. Behcet Uz Child Diseases and Pediatric Surgery Training and Research Hospital, and 2Department of Medical Genetics and 3Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, and 4Department of Pediatrics, Tepecik Educational and Research Hospital, zmir, Turkey