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Mannose-binding lectin genotype and phenotype in patients with type 2 diabetes and myocardial infarction: a report from the DIGAMI 2 trial.
Diabetes care - 1 Nov 2010
Mellbin L G, Hamsten A, Malmberg K, Steffensen R, Rydén L, Ohrvik J, Hansen T K
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OBJECTIVE: The present study characterizes mannose-binding lectin (MBL), an activator of the complement system and thereby important for inflammatory activation, in patients with diabetes and myocardial infarction. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Serum (S)-MBL was determined at hospital admission in 387 patients with type 2 diabetes (median age 70 years; 68% male) with myocardial infarction, and genotyping was...
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