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Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and lymphotoxin-alpha (LTA) single nucleotide polymorphisms: importance in ARDS in septic pediatric critically ill patients.
Human immunology - 1 Jun 2012
Azevedo Z M, Moore D B, Lima F C, Cardoso C C, Bougleux R, Matos G I, Luz R A, Xavier-Elsas P, Sampaio E P, Gaspar-Elsas M I, Moraes M O
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Accumulating evidence indicates that genetic background influences the outcome of sepsis, which despite medical advances continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of SNPs LTA +252A>G, TNF-863C>A and TNF-308G>A on susceptibility to sepsis,...
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