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Leucyl/cystinyl aminopeptidase gene variants in septic shock.
Chest - 1 May 2011
Nakada Taka-Aki, Russell James A, Wellman Hugh, Boyd John H, Nakada Emiri, Thain Katherine R, Thair Simone A, Hirasawa Hiroyuki, Oda Shigeto, Walley Keith R
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BACKGROUND: Vasopressin is an essential peptide hormone regulating cardiovascular homeostasis and an adjunctive vasopressor therapy for septic shock. METHODS: We tested for association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in vasopressin pathway genes and altered outcome in derivation (n = 589) and replication (n = 616) cohorts of patients with septic shock. The primary outcome was 28-day mortality and...
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