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Mannose-binding lectin gene polymorphisms in infants with bronchiolitis and post-bronchiolitis wheezing.
Allergology international : official journal of the Japanese Society of Allergology - 1 Jun 2012
Nuolivirta Kirsi, He Qiushui, Gröndahl-Yli-Hannuksela Kirsi, Koponen Petri, Korppi Matti, Helminen Merja
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) encoded by the MBL2 gene, is an important component of the innate immunity. Low levels have been linked with respiratory infections and both high and low levels with allergy and asthma. The aims of the study were to evaluate the connection between polymorphisms of the MBL2 gene and viral findings, clinical characteristics and subsequent wheezing in young infants with...
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