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An NFKB1 promoter insertion/deletion polymorphism influences risk and outcome in acute respiratory distress syndrome among Caucasians.
PloS one - 9 May 2011
Bajwa Ednan K, Cremer Paul C, Gong Michelle N, Zhai Rihong, Su Li, Thompson B Taylor, Christiani David C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) is required for transcription of many pro-inflammatory genes and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). We hypothesized that a known functional polymorphism in the promoter of the NFKB1 gene may affect susceptibility to and outcome from ARDS. METHODS: A case control study was conducted among a cohort of patients admitted to the...
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