Genetic dissection of the molecular pathogenesis of severe infection.

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A fundamental question for the intensivist is why some individuals but not others succumb to life-threatening infection. A growing body of evidence indicates that both the risk of acquiring infection and the risk of developing severe complications are determined by host genetic factors. These include a number of single gene defects with devastating consequences, e. g. interferon-gamma receptor mutations that lead...

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