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Genomic variations within DEFB1 are associated with the susceptibility to and the fatal outcome of severe sepsis in Chinese Han population.
Genes and immunity - 1 Jul 2007
Chen Q-X, Lv C, Huang L-X, Cheng B-L, Xie G-H, Wu S-J, Fang X-M
Abstract excerpt
Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory response syndrome to infection. Human beta-defensin 1 (DEFB1) is a multifunctional mediator in infection and inflammation, which has been largely explored in ex vivo studies. The present case-control study was designed to investigate whether DEFB1 genomic variations are associated with the susceptibility to and the outcome of severe sepsis in 211 patients with severe sepsis and...
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