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Polymorphism of the TNF-alpha, HSP70-2, and CD14 genes increases susceptibility to severe acute pancreatitis.
Pancreas - 1 Mar 2005
Balog Attila, Gyulai Zsolt, Boros Laszlo G, Farkas Gyula, Takács Tamas, Lonovics Janos, Mándi Yvette
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OBJECTIVES: Proinflammatory cytokines and heat shock proteins play fundamental roles in the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis. We studied whether polymorphisms of the tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), heat shock protein 70-2 (HSP70-2), and CD14 genes correlate with the severity of acute p...
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