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Overview

Malcolm W. Turner is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Health Professions. Their work spans several subfields including General Health Professions, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Emergency Medical Services.

Their recent contributions include papers published between 2020 and 2024 in notable journals such as Hypertension, Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, BJGP Open, Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, and BMJ Open. These papers cover a range of health-related topics with a focus on cardiovascular outcomes, aging, primary care workforce retention, and collaborative practices in community and general medical settings. Some of the recent publications are:

  • Associations Between Systolic Interarm Differences in Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes and Mortality (2020) in Hypertension
  • Understanding joy amongst older people: A scoping review (2023) in Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
  • Recruitment and retention of staff in rural dispensing primary care practice: a qualitative inquiry (2023) in BJGP Open
  • Collaborative and integrated working between general practice and community pharmacies: A realist review of what works, for whom, and in which contexts (2024) in Journal of Health Services Research & Policy
  • Community pharmacy and general practice collaborative and integrated working: a realist review protocol (2022) in BMJ Open

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Malcolm W. Turner include Christopher E Clark, Sinéad T. J. McDonagh, John Campbell, Liz Shaw, and Simon Briscoe.

Their work addresses a variety of research topics such as Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies, Global Health Workforce Issues, Diversity and Career in Medicine, Dental Education, Practice and Research, Primary Care and Health Outcomes, as well as Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, and Quality of Life.

Turner's publications have appeared most frequently in the Journal of Health Services Research & Policy and BMJ Open, each featuring two papers, as well as single papers in Hypertension, Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, and BJGP Open.

Best Publications

  • Mannose-binding lectin: the pluripotent molecule of the innate immune system

    Malcolm W. Turner

  • The role of mannose-binding lectin in health and disease.

    M.W Turner

  • Mannose-Binding Lectin Binds to a Range of Clinically Relevant Microorganisms and Promotes Complement Deposition

    Olaf Neth;Dominic L. Jack;Alister W. Dodds;Helen Holzel

  • Molecular basis of opsonic defect in immunodeficient children.

    M. Sumiya;P. Tabona;T. Arai;J.A. Summerfield

  • Association of low levels of mannan-binding protein with a common defect of opsonisation.

    M Super;J Lu;S Thiel;R.T Levinsky

  • High frequencies in African and non-African populations of independent mutations in the mannose binding protein gene

    R.J. Lipscombe;M. Sumiya;A.V.S. Hill;Y.L. Lau

  • Mannose-binding lectin: targeting the microbial world for complement attack and opsonophagocytosis.

    Dominic L. Jack;Nigel J. Klein;Malcolm W. Turner

  • Association of mutations in mannose binding protein gene with childhood infection in consecutive hospital series.

    John A Summerfield;Michiko Sumiya;Michael Levin;Malcolm W Turner

  • Mannose-binding lectin in innate immunity: past, present and future.

    R M Dommett;N Klein;M W Turner

  • Mannose binding protein gene mutations associated with unusual and severe infections in adults.

    J.A. Summerfield;S. Ryder;M. Sumiya;M. Thursz

  • Mannose-binding lectin: structure, function, genetics and disease associations.

    Turner Mw;Hamvas Rm

  • Deficiency of mannose-binding lectin and burden of infection in children with malignancy: a prospective study

    Olaf Neth;Ian Hann;Malcolm W Turner;Nigel J Klein

  • Functional analysis of the classical, alternative, and MBL pathways of the complement system: standardization and validation of a simple ELISA

    M.A. Seelen;A. Roos;J. Wieslander;T.E. Mollnes

  • Mannose-Binding Lectin in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection

    W. K. Eddie Ip;Kwok Hung Chan;Helen K. W. Law;Gloria H. W. Tso

  • Distinct physicochemical characteristics of human mannose binding protein expressed by individuals of differing genotype.

    R J Lipscombe;M Sumiya;J A Summerfield;M W Turner

  • Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) in health and disease.

    Malcolm W. Turner

  • Mannose-Binding Lectin Regulates the Inflammatory Response of Human Professional Phagocytes to Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup B

    Dominic L. Jack;Robert C. Read;Andrea J. Tenner;Matthias Frosch

  • Anti-microbial activities of mannose-binding lectin

    D.L. Jack;M.W. Turner

  • Enhancement of Complement Activation and Opsonophagocytosis by Complexes of Mannose-Binding Lectin with Mannose-Binding Lectin-Associated Serine Protease After Binding to Staphylococcus aureus

    Olaf Neth;Dominic L. Jack;Marina Johnson;Nigel J. Klein

  • Mutation of gene for mannose-binding protein associated with chronic hepatitis B viral infection

    HC Thomas;GR Foster;M Sumiya;D Mclntosh

  • Increased incidence and severity of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome in patients deficient in mannose-binding lectin

    Katy J. Fidler;Peter Wilson;Jane C. Davies;Malcolm W. Turner

  • Intestinal Sugar Permeability: Relationship to Diarrhoeal Disease and Small Bowel Morphology

    Unknown

  • Predisposing factors and the development of reaginic allergy in infancy

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  • Mannose-binding lectin polymorphisms in severe sepsis: relationship to levels, incidence, and outcome.

    Anthony C Gordon;Umeer Waheed;Troels K Hansen;Graham A Hitman

  • Atopy does not predispose to RSV bronchiolitis or postbronchiolitic wheezing.

    D G Sims;P S Gardner;D Weightman;M W Turner

  • Mannose-binding lectin is a component of innate mucosal defense against Cryptosporidium parvum in AIDS

    Paul Kelly;Dominic L. Jack;Arifa Naeem;Benson Mandanda

  • The lipopolysaccharide structures of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium and Neisseria gonorrhoeae determine the attachment of human mannose-binding lectin to intact organisms

    Marina Devyatyarova-Johnson;Ian H. Rees;Brian D. Robertson;Malcolm W. Turner

  • Activation of Complement by Mannose-Binding Lectin on Isogenic Mutants of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup B

    Dominic L. Jack;Alister W. Dodds;Natasha Anwar;Catherine A. Ison

Frequent Co-Authors

Nigel Klein
Nigel Klein University College London
David Goldblatt
David Goldblatt University College London
Yu-Lung Lau
Yu-Lung Lau University of Hong Kong
Robert C. Read
Robert C. Read University of Southampton
James McCluskey
James McCluskey University of Melbourne
Robert B. Sim
Robert B. Sim University of Oxford
Tom Eirik Mollnes
Tom Eirik Mollnes Oslo University Hospital
Reinhard Würzner
Reinhard Würzner Innsbruck Medical University
Peter Garred
Peter Garred University of Copenhagen
Matthias Frosch
Matthias Frosch University of Würzburg

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