Association of mannose-binding lectin genotype with cardiovascular abnormalities in Kawasaki disease

Lancet

Volumn 361, Issue 9365, 2003, Pages 1268-1270

  Biezeveld, Maarten H ^a   Kuipers, Irene M ^a   Geissler, Judy ^a   Lam, Jan ^a   Ottenkamp, Jaap J ^a   Hack, C Erik ^a   Kuijpers, Taco W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LECTIN; MANNOSE BINDING PROTEIN;

AGE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MBL GENE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0037433691     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)12985-6     Document Type: Article

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