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BCL2 genetic variants are associated with acute kidney injury in septic shock*.
Critical care medicine - 1 Jul 2012
Frank Angela J, Sheu Chau-Chyun, Zhao Yang, Chen Feng, Su Li, Gong Michelle N, Bajwa Ednan, Thompson B Taylor, Christiani David C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Acute kidney injury frequently complicates septic shock and independently predicts mortality in this population. Clinical factors alone do not entirely account for differences in risk of acute kidney injury between patients. Genetic variants are likely to explain this differential susceptibility. To identify genetic variants linked to acute kidney injury susceptibility, we conducted a high-density...
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