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Fibrinogen-beta gene haplotype is associated with mortality in sepsis.
The Journal of infection - 1 Jun 2007
Manocha Sanjay, Russell James A, Sutherland Ainsley M, Wattanathum Anan, Walley Keith R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Fibrinogen plays a key role in coagulation and inflammation. Transcription of the fibrinogen-beta gene (FGB) is the rate-limiting step in fibrinogen production. Our aim was to determine whether haplotypes of FGB are associated with mortality and organ dysfunction in a cohort of patients with sepsis. METHODS: A prospective cohort of 631 consecutive Caucasian patients with sepsis from a tertiary care...
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