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Sepsis in acute myeloid leukaemia patients receiving high-dose chemotherapy: no impact of chitotriosidase and mannose-binding lectin polymorphisms.
European journal of haematology - 1 Jul 2010
Klostergaard Anja, Steffensen Rudi, Møller Jens K, Peterslund Niels, Juhl-Christensen Caroline, Mølle Ingolf
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Infections after chemotherapy often cause significant morbidity in patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Chitotriosidase (CHIT) and mannose-binding lectin (MBL) are part of the innate immune system. Polymorphism in the CHIT-coding gene (CHIT1) may be associated with Gram-negative sepsis in...
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