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Variation in the TLR4 gene influences the risk of organ failure and shock posttrauma: a cohort study.
The Journal of trauma - 1 Jan 2009
Shalhub Sherene, Junker Christopher E, Imahara Scott D, Mindrinos Michael N, Dissanaike Sharmila, O'Keefe Grant E
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BACKGROUND: Genetic variation contributes to risk and outcomes of sepsis. We sought to determine whether variation in inflammation related genes is associated with severity of sepsis in trauma patients. METHODS: A cohort of severely injured Caucasian patients was studied and genotyped for candidate single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). These were toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) A896G, tumor necrosis factor-alpha...
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