MBL2 and filariasis: Common MBL2 genetic variants have been associated with various diseases such as filariasis (Choi et al., 2001; Meyrowitsch et al., 2010), malaria (Boldt et al., 2006; Jha et al., 2014), leishmaniasis (Asgharzadeh et al., 2007), leprosy (de Messias-Reason et al., 2007; Sapkota et al., 2010), tuberculosis (Singla et al., 2012; Chen et al., 2014), trypanosomiasis (Weitzel et al., 2012), HIV infection(Li et al., 2013), systemic lupus erythematosus (Panda et al., 2013), and rheumatoid arthritis (Martiny et al., 2012).