Deficiency of Mannose-Binding Lectin-Associated Serine Protease-2 Associated With Increased Risk of Fever and Neutropenia in Pediatric Cancer Patients - Concepedia

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Deficiency of Mannose-Binding Lectin-Associated Serine Protease-2 Associated With Increased Risk of Fever and Neutropenia in Pediatric Cancer Patients

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2007

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Luregn J. Schlapbach, Christoph Aebi, Margrith Otth, Kurt Leibundgut, Andreas Hirt, Roland A. Ammann

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Abstract

In this study, MASP-2 deficiency was associated with an increased risk of FN in children treated with chemotherapy for cancer. MASP-2 deficiency represents a novel risk factor for chemotherapy-related infections.

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