"Mannose-Binding Lectin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A specific mannose-binding member of the collectin family of lectins. It binds to carbohydrate groups on invading pathogens and plays a key role in the MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN COMPLEMENT PATHWAY.
| Descriptor ID |
D037601
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.503.280.249.500 D12.776.503.311.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Mannose-Binding Lectin- Mannose-Binding Lectin
- Lectin, Mannose-Binding
- Mannose Binding Lectin
- Mannose-Binding Protein
- Mannose Binding Protein
- Mannan-Binding Protein
- Mannan Binding Protein
- Mannan-Binding Lectin
- Lectin, Mannan-Binding
- Mannan Binding Lectin
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mannose-Binding Lectin" by people in Profiles.
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Association of mannose-binding lectin levels and invasive fungal disease in hematologic malignancy patients receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2016 Sep; 51(9):1228-32.
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Regulation of the alternative pathway of complement modulates injury and immunity in a chronic model of dextran sulphate sodium-induced colitis. Clin Exp Immunol. 2015 Mar; 179(3):500-8.
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Childhood exposure to secondhand smoke and functional mannose binding lectin polymorphisms are associated with increased lung cancer risk. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2009 Dec; 18(12):3375-83.