Table 3: Some disease associations of L-ficolin insufficiency.

Disease Associated with Reference Perinatal infections Low serum L-ficolin [60] Staphylococcal peritonitis FCN2 +6359 variant allele (FCN2-B) [65] Bacterial infections following liver transplantation FCN2 +6359 variant allele (FCN2-B) [68] Childhood infections combined with allergic diseases Low serum L-ficolin [62, 70] Idiopathic bronchiectasis Low serum L-ficolin [73, 74] Preeclampsia Low serum L-ficolin [63] Chronic rheumatic heart disease Promoter haplotype GGA [79]