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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Main Authors: Saevarsdottir, Saedis, Oskarsson, Oskar Orn, Aspelund, Thor, Eiriksdottir, Gudny, Vikingsdottir, Thora, Gudnason, Vilmundur, Valdimarsson, Helgi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 2005
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2212774/

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