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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2-3
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-1-22
pubmed:abstractText
Mannan binding lectin (MBL) may be important for innate immunity and some cases of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) may be preceded by bacterial infection. Therefore, relative MBL deficiency might be associated with susceptibility to SIDS. We measured MBL concentrations in 46 SIDS infants and 26 controls. The proportion of subjects with low MBL values was similar in the two groups. However, the mean for the SIDS group (3 micrograms/ml) was higher than that of the controls (2.2 micrograms/ml; P < 0.05). We interpret this difference as due to acute phase responses and suggest these findings are consistent with the view that some cot deaths are preceded by bacterial infections.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0379-0738
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
9
pubmed:volume
97
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
135-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Mannan binding lectin and the sudden infant death syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
Academic Unit, Blood Transfusion Service, Edinburgh, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study