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Surfactant protein genetics in community-acquired pneumonia: balancing the host inflammatory state.
Critical care (London, England) - 1 Jan 2011
Floros Joanna, Thomas Neal J
Abstract excerpt
Community-acquired pneumonia is a common disease. Abnormalities in the first step of host defense may severely compromise subsequent steps of successfully combating infections. In the previous issue of Critical Care, García-Laorden and colleagues reported genetic associations between single-nucleotide polymorphisms and haplotypes of the surfactant proteins with susceptibility, severity, and outcome of...
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