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Mannose-binding lectin is a component of innate mucosal defense against Cryptosporidium parvum in AIDS.
Gastroenterology - 1 Nov 2000
Kelly P, Jack D L, Naeem A, Mandanda B, Pollok R C, Klein N J, Turner M W, Farthing M J
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Nonimmune mechanisms of mucosal defense seem to be biologically important and might explain the observed variability in the course of enteric infection in immunodeficiency. Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) deficiency is associated with persistent diarrhea in children. We found that genetic determinants of MBL deficiency appear to predispose to cryptosporidiosis in patients with the acquired...
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