Association of mannose-binding-lectin deficiency with severe atherosclerosis

Lancet

Volumn 352, Issue 9132, 1998, Pages 959-960

  Madsen, Hans O ^b   Videm, Vibeke ^b   Svejgaard, Arne ^b   Svennevig, Jan L ^b   Garred, Peter ^a  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LECTIN; MANNOSE BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032547573     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)61513-9     Document Type: Article

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