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Mannan-binding lectin plasma levels in leprosy: deficiency confers protection against the lepromatous but not the tuberculoid forms

Mannan-binding lectin (MBL) is an important component of the first-line defence against infections. Evidence has shown that MBL deficiency, reducing phagocytosis and internalization of intracellular pathogens may protect the host against intracellular infections such as leprosy. In this study, we sp...

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Auteurs principaux: Dornelles, LN, Pereira-Ferrari, L, Messias-Reason, I
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: Blackwell Science Inc 2006
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1809702/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16907914
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2249.2006.03161.x
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