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A common haplotype of the LBP gene predisposes to severe sepsis.
Critical care medicine - 1 Oct 2009
Flores Carlos, Pérez-Méndez Lina, Maca-Meyer Nicole, Muriel Arturo, Espinosa Elena, Blanco Jesús, Sangüesa Rubén, Muros Mercedes, Garcia Joe G N, Villar Jesús
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether common variants across the LBP gene contribute to the development of severe sepsis. Sepsis is the leading cause of multiple system organ dysfunction and death in critically ill patients. The lipopolysaccharide-binding protein is an acute-phase protein that plays a dominant role in the genesis of sepsis by initiating signal transduction pathways leading to the activation of the...
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