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Comparison of two polymorphisms of the interleukin-1 gene family: interleukin-1 receptor antagonist polymorphism contributes to susceptibility to severe sepsis.
Critical care medicine - 1 Jul 1999
Fang X M, Schröder S, Hoeft A, Stüber F
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OBJECTIVES: To determine whether the allele frequencies and genotype distribution of an interleukin (IL)-1beta TaqI polymorphism and an interleukin-1 receptor antagonist polymorphism are associated with susceptibility to and outcome of severe sepsis. In addition, we analyze a possible linkage disequilibrium between a previously described NcoI polymorphism within the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) locus and the two...
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