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Clinical impact of cytokine and growth factor genetic polymorphisms in thoracic organ transplantation.
Clinics in laboratory medicine - 1 Sept 2008
Girnita Diana M, Webber Steven A, Zeevi Adriana
Abstract excerpt
Demographic and clinical risk factors may only partially predict short- and long-term outcomes after thoracic transplantation. The interindividual variability seen in rejection profiles could be related to the recipient's or donor's genetic background. Rejection, either acute or chronic, elicits an alloimmune response that involves a complex network of cytokines, growth factors, adhesion molecules, and other...
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