Mannan binding lectin as an adjunct to risk assessment for myocardial infarction in individuals with enhanced risk
Inflammation can predispose to myocardial infarction (MI), and mannan binding lectin (MBL) promotes phagocytic clearance of inflammatory agents, but the predictive value of MBL levels for MI is not known. MBL was analyzed in subgroups of the population-based Reykjavik study, a cohort of 19,381 parti...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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The Rockefeller University Press
2005
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2212774/ |