Genetic polymorphisms of mannan binding lectin (MBL), serum levels of MBL, the MBL associated serine protease and H-ficolin in patients with Crohn's disease [10]

Gut

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 311-312

  Nielsen, Rasmus Gaardskaer ^a   Vind, I ^b   Munkholm, P ^c   Jensenius, J C ^d   Thiel, S ^d   Husby, S ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FICOLIN; MANNAN BINDING LECTIN; MANNAN BINDING LECTIN ASSOCIATED SERINE PROTEINASE; MANNAN BINDING LECTIN ASSOCIATED SERINE PROTEINASE 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CROHN DISEASE; EXON; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; LECTINS; MALE; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN; MANNOSE-BINDING PROTEIN-ASSOCIATED SERINE PROTEASES; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33846968848     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.2006.109504     Document Type: Letter

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