SLC44A2 and nutritional deficiency disease: About 20.5% ofmalnourished patients express low levels of CTL2,27, and a study by Rocha and Fortes21 points to CTL levels as a predictor of risk of postoperative complications.Although immunological depletion is not a risk factor for malnutrition in theevaluated sample, the CTL was significantly lower in the group of malnourishedindividuals, suggesting lower immune reserves and, consequently, a deficit indefense mechanisms.