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Science review: searching for gene candidates in acute lung injury.
Critical care (London, England) - 1 Dec 2004
Grigoryev Dmitry N, Finigan James H, Hassoun Paul, Garcia Joe G N
Abstract excerpt
Acute lung injury (ALI) is a complex and devastating illness, often occurring within the setting of sepsis, and carries an annual mortality rate of 30-50%. Although the genetic basis of ALI has not been fully established, an increasing body of evidence suggests that genetic predisposition contributes to disease susceptibility and severity. Significant difficulty exists, however, in defining the exact nature of...
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