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Double role of mannose-binding lectin in relation to carotid intima-media thickness in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Molecular immunology - 1 Jan 2010
Troelsen Lone N, Garred Peter, Christiansen Buris, Torp-Pedersen Christian, Christensen Ib J, Narvestad Eva, Jacobsen Søren
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BACKGROUND: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have increased risk of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease (CVD) that cannot be explained by excess of traditional risk factors. Several studies indicate that mannose-binding lectin (MBL) may modify the development of atherosclerosis; both high and low serum levels of MBL are reported to be associated with CVD. Intima-media thickness of the common carotid...
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