Is enolase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis a surface exposed plasminogen binding protein?
Mtb enolase is a surface exposed plasminogen binding protein which upon immunization confers significant protection against Mtb challenge.
We conclude that A1 is very rare, and A2, A11, A31, A32, A33, B8, B13, B38, B39, B44, B46, B55, B58, B61 and B71 alleles have no associations with the occurrence of NPC in Malaysia, while allele B27 is negatively associated.