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Mental quality of life is related to a cytokine genetic pathway.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Schoormans Dounya, Radonic Teodora, de Witte Piet, Groenink Maarten, Azim Donija, Lutter Rene, Mulder Barbara J M, Sprangers Mirjam A G, Zwinderman Aeilko H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Quality of life (QoL) in patients with chronic disease is impaired and cannot be solely explained by disease severity. We explored whether genetic variability and activity contributes to QoL in patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS), a genetic connective tissue disorder. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In 121 MFS patients, patient characteristics (i.e. demographics and MFS-related symptoms) were...
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