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Inflammation and immune-related candidate gene associations with acute lung injury susceptibility and severity: a validation study.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
O'Mahony D Shane, Glavan Bradford J, Holden Tarah D, Fong Christie, Black R Anthony, Rona Gail, Tejera Paula, Christiani David C, Wurfel Mark M
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INTRODUCTION: Common variants in genes related to inflammation, innate immunity, epithelial cell function, and angiogenesis have been reported to be associated with risks for Acute Lung Injury (ALI) and related outcomes. We tested whether previously-reported associations can be validated in an independent cohort at risk for ALI. METHODS: We identified 37 genetic variants in 27 genes previously associated with ALI...
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