Impact of mannose binding lectin (MBL) insufficiency on the course of cystic fibrosis: a review and meta-analysis.
mannose binding lectin binds to pathogens and activates pathways leading to their destruction. Bacteria hypercolonise the airways in cystic fibrosis and reduced MBL activity favours their survival, to the further detriment of cystic fibrosis pathology.
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