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Genetic association of tumor necrosis factor-β, interleukin-10, and interleukin-1 gene cluster polymorphism with susceptibility to pneumonia in kidney transplant recipients.
Transplantation proceedings - 1 Jan 2000
Wan Q-Q, Li J-L, Ye Q-F, Zhou J-D
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INTRODUCTION: Pneumonia remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality after kidney transplantation. The present study was therefore conducted to investigate whether or not the polymorphisms of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)β, interleukin (IL)-10, IL-1β, and IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) gene predicted the susceptibility to pneumonia within the first year after kidney transplantation. METHODS: Subjects...
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