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Interleukin-10 polymorphism in position -1082 and acute respiratory distress syndrome.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Apr 2006
Gong M N, Thompson B T, Williams P L, Zhou W, Wang M Z, Pothier L, Christiani D C
Abstract excerpt
The GG genotype of the interleukin (IL)-10 promoter polymorphism in position -1082 (-1082GG) has been associated with increased IL-10 production. The current authors hypothesised that the -1082GG genotype is associated with the development of, and outcomes in, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). A nested case-control study was conducted in 211 Caucasian cases of ARDS and 429 controls who were admitted to...
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