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[Correlations between serum interleukin-18 (IL-18) level, IL-18 gene promoter polymorphisms and the development of sepsis in children].
Zhonghua er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of pediatrics - 1 Jan 2010
Cai Lu-liang, Xiang Wei, Xie Yao-qi, Liao Feng, Feng Xiao-wei, Zhang Du-fei, Chen Yu-wen, Zhang Ya-ming, Huang Mei-jiao, Zeng Xia
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the correlations of serum interleukin-18 (IL-18) level and IL-18 gene promoter polymorphisms to the development of sepsis in children. METHOD: Using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), the authors tested the serum IL-18 level in 90 patients with sepsis and 123 normal controls, and their single nucleotide polymorphisms of the promoter region of IL-18 gene at position -607C/A and...
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