Mannose-binding lectin genotypes: lack of association with susceptibility to thoracic empyema

BACKGROUND: The role of the innate immune protein mannose-binding lectin (MBL) in host defence against severe respiratory infection remains controversial. Thoracic empyema is a suppurative lung infection that arises as a major complication of pneumonia and is associated with a significant mortality....

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Autores principales: Chapman, Stephen J, Vannberg, Fredrik O, Khor, Chiea C, Rautanen, Anna, Maskell, Nicholas A, Davies, Christopher WH, Moore, Catrin E, Day, Nicholas P, Crook, Derrick W, Davies, Robert JO, Hill, Adrian VS
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2820469/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20078874
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2350-11-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2820469/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20078874
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2350-11-5

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