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Mutations of genes involved in the innate immune system as predictors of sepsis in very low birth weight infants.
Pediatric research - 1 Apr 2004
Ahrens Peter, Kattner Evelyn, Köhler Birgit, Härtel Christoph, Seidenberg Jürgen, Segerer Hugo, Möller Jens, Göpel Wolfgang
Abstract excerpt
Mutations of genes involved in the innate immune system have been reported to be associated with an increased sepsis rate in adults. We determined the -159T mutation of the CD14 gene, the 896G mutation of the toll-like receptor 4 gene, the 3020insC mutation of the NOD2 gene (NOD2-3020insC), the I...
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