Evidence of an association between mannose binding lectin codon 54 polymorphism and adenoidectomy and/or tonsillectomy in children
Articles > Review · 2007
Authors: GÜLDANE KOTUROĞLU, HÜSEYİN ONAY, Rasit MİDİLLİ, Sacide PEHLIVAN, Erdem EREN, Gulcin ITIRLI, Nuri Zafer KURUGÖL, Fazıl APAYDIN, Cihangir OZKINAY, Feriştah Ferda ÖZKINAY
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2007, vol 71, pp 1157-1161
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.05.004
Summary
Mannose binding lectin (MBL) is a calcium-dependent lectin that plays an important role innate immunity by activating the complement pathway. There have been a number of studies describing an association between the MBL genotype and disease susceptibility.