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Variation in plasminogen-activator-inhibitor-1 gene and risk of meningococcal septic shock.
Lancet (London, England) - 14 Aug 1999
Westendorp R G, Hottenga J J, Slagboom P E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Some patients infected with Neisseria meningitidis develop septic shock accompanied by fibrin deposition and microthrombus formation in various organs, whereas others develop bacteraemia or meningitis without septic shock. We investigated whether genetic differences in the fibrinolyti...
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