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Mannose-binding lectin in term newborns and their mothers: genotypic and phenotypic relationship.
Human immunology - 1 Jun 2008
Oudshoorn Anne-Mieke J, van den Dungen Frank A M, Bach Kitty P, Koomen Irene, Fetter Willem P F, Catsburg Arnold, Savelkoul Paul H M, van Elburg Ruurd M
Abstract excerpt
Functional mannose-binding lectin (f-MBL) plays an important role in the innate neonatal immune system. We studied the origin of f-MBL in umbilical cord blood (UCB) by measuring maternal MBL (n=47), collected before elective cesarean section, and neonatal MBL (n=43) in arterial umbilical cord blood. In a subgroup, arterial and venous UCB MBL levels were measured. In addition, MBL expression was correlated with...
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