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Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene polymorphism and mortality in patients with severe sepsis.
Clinical and experimental immunology - 1 Feb 2002
Arnalich F, López-Maderuelo D, Codoceo R, Lopez J, Solis-Garrido L M, Capiscol C, Fernandez-Capitán C, Madero R, Montiel C
Abstract excerpt
This study aims to determine the influence of the polymorphism within the intron 2 of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene (IL-1RN*) on the outcome of severe sepsis, and to assess its functional significance by correlating this polymorphism with the total production of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) protein determined in stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). A group of 78...
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