Significantly increased levels of mannose‐binding lectin (MBL) in rheumatic heart disease: a beneficial role for MBL deficiency - SCHAFRANSKI, M. D.; STIER, A.; NISIHARA, R.; MESSIAS‐REASON, I. J. T. (Clinical and experimental immunology, 2004)
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