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Mannose-binding lectin genotypes and susceptibility to epstein-barr virus infection in infancy.
Clinical and vaccine immunology : CVI - 1 Sept 2010
Friborg Jeppe T, Jarrett Ruth F, Koch Anders, Garred Peter, Freeland June M L, Andersen Andreas, Melbye Mads
Abstract excerpt
In a cohort study of children < 4 years of age in Greenland, mannose-binding lectin (MBL2) genotypes and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) antibody levels were determined. EBV seropositivity was significantly lower and time to seroconversion increased in MBL-insufficient compared with MBL-sufficient children, indicating that MBL may be involved in primary EBV infection in infancy.
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