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Genetic variation in inflammasome genes is associated with outcome in bacterial meningitis.
Immunogenetics - 1 Jan 2013
Geldhoff Madelijn, Mook-Kanamori Barry B, Brouwer Matthijs C, Valls Seron Mercedes, Baas Frank, van der Ende Arie, van de Beek Diederik
Abstract excerpt
Bacterial meningitis is a severe and deadly disease, most commonly caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Disease outcome has been related to severity of the inflammatory response in the subarachnoid space. Inflammasomes are intracellular signaling complexes contributing to this inflammatory response. The role of genetic variation in inflammasome genes in bacterial meningitis is largely unknown. In a prospective...
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