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Influence of CD14 polymorphism on CD14 expression in patients with extensive burns.
Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - 1 May 2009
Lin Jing, Yao Yong-ming, Dong Ning, Chai Jia-ke, Yu Yan, Hou Xiao-xia, Zhu Jing-min, Sheng Zhi-yong
Abstract excerpt
We sought to investigate the association of CD14 genotype with the risk of mortality after burn, and we also attempted to evaluate whether CD14-159 C/T polymorphism affects the kinetics and extent of CD14 expression as well as its release, and TNF-alpha expression in burned patients. The study involved 64 patients in Chinese Han population incurring burns covering more than 30% of the total body surface area....
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