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Cytokine gene polymorphisms are not associated with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome or survival after lung transplant.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation - 1 Nov 2006
Snyder Laurie D, Hartwig Matthew G, Ganous Tonya, Davis R Duane, Herczyk Walter F, Reinsmoen Nancy L, Schwartz David A, Palmer Scott M
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BACKGROUND: Cytokine polymorphisms are inconsistently associated with transplant rejection and other adverse outcomes. To address this controversy, we evaluated cytokine single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in a lung transplant cohort. METHODS: All patients who underwent lung transplantation from 1993 to 1998 and had post-transplant survival of at least 6 months were included in the initial analysis. Subjects...
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