Mannose-binding lectin genotype as a risk factor for invasive pneumococcal infection [5]

Lancet

Volumn 360, Issue 9340, 2002, Pages 1176-

  Kronborg, Gitte ^a   Garred, Peter ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LECTIN; MANNOSE BINDING PROTEIN;

GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0037068967     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(02)11223-2     Document Type: Letter

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