CD14-159 C allele is associated with increased risk of mortality after burn injury.

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Although comprehension of postburn pathophysiology has grown in recent years, we are still unable to accurately identify burn patients who are at an increased risk of infectious complications and death. This unexplained variation is likely influenced by heritable factors; the genetic predisposition for death from infection has been estimated as greater than that for cardiovascular disease or cancer. Identify...

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