Use of Mannose-Binding Lectin Gene Polymorphisms and the Serum MBL Level for the Early Detection of Neonatal Sepsis
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Background Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is a component of innate immunity and is particularly important in neonates, in whom adaptive immunity has not yet completely developed. MBL deficiency and MBL2 gene polymorphisms are associated with an opsonization defe... ...