Serum mannose-binding lectin levels and mbl2 gene polymorphisms in different age and gender groups of southern Chinese adults

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 310-314

  Ip, W K ^a   To, Y F ^a   Cheng, S K ^a   Lau, Y L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MBL2 GENE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DNA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 1842505122     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0300-9475.2004.01392.x     Document Type: Article

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