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Pre-B-cell colony-enhancing factor gene polymorphisms and risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Critical care medicine - 1 May 2007
Bajwa Ednan K, Yu Chu-Ling, Gong Michelle N, Thompson B Taylor, Christiani David C
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OBJECTIVE: Pre-B-cell colony-enhancing factor (PBEF) levels are elevated in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and serum of patients with acute lung injury. There are several suspected functional polymorphisms of the corresponding PBEF gene. We hypothesized that variations in PBEF gene polymorphisms alter the risk of developing acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). DESIGN: Nested case-control study. SETTING:...
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