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Is there any correlation between HLA-DR expression in laryngeal mucosa and interleukin gene variation in sudden infant death syndrome?
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - 1 Mar 2013
Ferrante Linda, Opdal Siri H, Vege Ashild, Rognum Torleiv O
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AIM: The mucosal immune system and cytokines are activated in a large proportion of cases of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Our aim was to search for a possible association between cytokine polymorphisms and immune stimulation of the laryngeal mucosal in SIDS. METHODS: HLA-DR expression in laryngeal mucosal glands and surface epithelium in 97 SIDS victims was evaluated applying a semi-quantitative scoring...
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