Chang, Wei-Chuan; White, Mitchell R; Moyo, Patience; McClear, Sheree; Thiel, Steffen; Hartshorn, Kevan L; Takahashi, Kazue
(BioMed Central, 2010-12-23)
BACKGROUND: Mannose-binding lectin (MBL), a pattern recognition innate immune molecule, inhibits influenza A virus infection in vitro. MBL deficiency due to gene polymorphism in humans has been associated with infection ...