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Lack of association between mannose-binding lectin, acute otitis media and early Epstein-Barr virus infection among children in Greenland.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 1999
Homøe P, Madsen H O, Sandvej K, Koch A, Garred P
Abstract excerpt
Low serum levels of mannose-binding lectin (MBL) have been associated with recurrent infections in early childhood. Otitis media (OM) is frequent in Greenlandic children and the first episode of acute OM (AOM) occurs early, as is the case also with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. We have therefore investigated the association between MBL genotypes, episodes of AOM, and early EBV infection in 82...
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