Article
Plasma cytokine levels and cytokine gene polymorphisms in Mexican patients during the influenza pandemic A(H1N1)pdm09.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Sept 2013
Martinez-Ocaña Joel, Olivo-Diaz Angélica, Salazar-Dominguez Tobías, Reyes-Gordillo Jesús, Tapia-Aquino Cynthia, Martínez-Hernández Fernando, Manjarrez María Eugenia, Antonio-Martinez Marco, Contreras-Molina Araceli, Figueroa-Moreno Rafael, Valdez-Vazquez Rafael, Kawa-Karasik Simón, Rodríguez-Zulueta Patricia, Flisser Ana, Maravilla Pablo, Romero-Valdovinos Mirza
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In Mexico, the initial severe cases of the 2009 influenza pandemic virus A (H1N1) [A(H1N1)pdm09] were detected in early March. The immune mechanisms associated with the severe pneumonia caused by infection with this new virus have not been completely elucidated. Polymorphisms in interleukin genes have previously been associated with susceptibility to infectious diseases due to their influence on...
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