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Original Article

Prognostic value of lectin pathway molecules and complement proteins in ascitic fluid and blood in patients with liver cirrhosis

Signe GlargaardDepartment of Hepatology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Correspondence[email protected]
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Trine BoysenDepartment of Hepatology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; ;Department of Medicine, Zealand University Hospital, Denmark; View further author information
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Katrine PilelyDepartment of Clinical Immunology Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, DenmarkView further author information
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Peter GarredDepartment of Clinical Immunology Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, DenmarkView further author information
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Henriette YttingDepartment of Hepatology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; View further author information
Pages 64-69 | Received 19 May 2017, Accepted 25 Sep 2017, Published online: 06 Oct 2017

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