Deficient Serum Mannose‐Binding Lectin Levels andMBL2Polymorphisms Increase the Risk of Single and RecurrentCryptosporidiumInfections in Young Children
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- 15 November 2009
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 200 (10) , 1540-1547
Abstract
Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is an evolutionarily conserved protein that functions in human innate immunity by binding to microbial surfaces and promKeywords
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