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tPA Alu (I/D) polymorphism associates with bacterial osteomyelitis.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Jul 2013
Valle-Garay Eulalia, Montes Angel H, Corte Jose R, Meana Alvaro, Fierer Joshua, Asensi Victor
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BACKGROUND: Coagulation and fibrinolysis are important in infections and systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Polymorphisms in plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1, SERPINE1) and tissue plasminogen activator (tPA, PLAT), such as PAI-1 (-675 4G/5G deletion/insertion) and tPA (Alu insertion/deletion [I/D]), are associated with strokes, myocardial infarctions, bacterial infections and septic shock severity,...
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