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Pneumococcal septic shock is associated with the interleukin-10-1082 gene promoter polymorphism.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 15 Aug 2003
Schaaf Bernhard M, Boehmke Florian, Esnaashari Hamed, Seitzer Ulrike, Kothe Henning, Maass Matthias, Zabel Peter, Dalhoff Klaus
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphisms in the tumor necrosis factor and interleukin-10 genes, linked to cytokine inducibility, may influence the inflammatory response to infection. We studied the biallelic interleukin-10-1082 promoter, the tumor necrosis factor-alpha-308 promoter, and the lymphotoxin-alpha polymorphisms with regard to the development of septic shock in pneumococcal infection. Sixty-nine patients with pneumococcal disease...
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