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A population-based study of morbidity and mortality in mannose-binding lectin deficiency.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 17 May 2004
Dahl Morten, Tybjaerg-Hansen Anne, Schnohr Peter, Nordestgaard Børge G
Abstract excerpt
Reduced levels of wild-type mannose-binding lectin (MBL) may increase susceptibility for infection, other common diseases, and death. We investigated associations between MBL deficiency and risk of infection, other common diseases, and death during 24, 24, and 8 yr of follow-up, respectively. We genotyped 9,245 individuals from the adult Danish population for three MBL deficiency alleles, B, C, and D, as opposed...
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