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Interferon-gamma gene polymorphisms and the development of sepsis in patients with trauma.
Surgery - 1 Aug 2002
Stassen Nicole A, Leslie-Norfleet Lisa A, Robertson Ann M, Eichenberger M Robert, Polk Hiram C
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BACKGROUND: The outcome of patients with trauma does not always correlate with injury severity or premorbid health status. This study evaluates the relationship between polymorphisms in the first intron of the interferon-gamma gene and the development of sepsis after trauma. METHODS: DNA was extracted from peripheral leukocytes of patients with trauma and an injury severity score of 16 or greater. Data collected...
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