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Mannose-binding lectin and upper respiratory tract infections in children and adolescents: a review.
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery - 1 May 2006
Ruskamp Jopje M, Hoekstra Maarten O, Rovers Maroeska M, Schilder Anne G M, Sanders Elisabeth A M
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OBJECTIVE: To review the literature on mannose-binding lectin (MBL) polymorphisms and susceptibility for upper respiratory tract infection (URI) in children and adolescents. DATA SOURCES: We searched PubMed from 1966 and EMBASE from 1974 to July 2005, using the terms respiratory tract infection, respiratory infection, upper respiratory infection, MBL, and mannose-binding lectin. STUDY SELECTION: Initially, 110...
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