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Mannose-Binding Lectin and Risk of Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in Type 2 Diabetes: A Danish Cohort Study.

Anne GedebjergMette BjerreAlisa Devedzic KjaergaardRudi SteffensenJens Steen NielsenJørgen RungbySøren Gunnar FriborgIvan BrandslundSteffen ThielHenning Beck-NielsenHenrik Toft SørensenTroels Krarup HansenReimar Wernich Thomsen
Published in: Diabetes care (2020)
Both serum MBL and MBL expression genotype showed a U-shaped association with CVE risk in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Our findings suggest that serum MBL is a risk factor for CVD in this population.
Keyphrases
  • cardiovascular events
  • type diabetes
  • cardiovascular disease
  • coronary artery disease
  • poor prognosis
  • insulin resistance
  • glycemic control
  • risk factors
  • skeletal muscle
  • transcription factor