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Is interleukin-6 -174 genotype associated with the development of septicemia in preterm infants?
Pediatrics - 1 Oct 2003
Harding David, Dhamrait Sukhbir, Millar Ann, Humphries Steve, Marlow Neil, Whitelaw Andrew, Montgomery Hugh
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OBJECTIVE: Systemic infection affects one quarter of preterm infants. Defense from infection is in part mediated by the cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6). We tested the hypothesis that the IL-6 -174 GG genotype, associated with lower IL-6 response to inflammation, is also associated with the developm...
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