Association of familial deficiency of mannose-binding lectin and meningococcal disease.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report the case of an 18-year-old man with meningococcal meningitis and low serum concentrations of mannose-binding lectin (MBL). His mother and grandfather, who had also had meningitis in early adulthood, also had low concentrations of MBL in their serum.
Medical subject headings
- Carrier Proteins
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Meningitis, Meningococcal
- Neisseria meningitidis