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Tumor necrosis factor -308 polymorphism (rs1800629) is associated with mortality and ventilator duration in 1057 Caucasian patients.
Cytokine - 1 Oct 2012
Watanabe Eizo, Zehnbauer Barbara A, Oda Shigeto, Sato Yasunori, Hirasawa Hiroyuki, Buchman Timothy G
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Management of sepsis in critically ill patients remains difficult and requires prolonged intensive care. Genetic testing has been proposed as a strategy to identify patients at risk for adverse outcome of critical illnesses. Therefore, we wished to determine the influence of heredity on predisposition to poor outcome and on duration of ventilator support of intensive care unit (ICU) patients. METHODS: A...
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