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Early hypercytokinemia is associated with interferon-induced transmembrane protein-3 dysfunction and predictive of fatal H7N9 infection.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 14 Jan 2014
Wang Zhongfang, Zhang Anli, Wan Yanmin, Liu Xinian, Qiu Chao, Xi Xiuhong, Ren Yanqin, Wang Jing, Dong Yuan, Bao Meijuan, Li Liangzhu, Zhou Mingzhe, Yuan Songhua, Sun Jun, Zhu Zhaoqin, Chen Liang, Li Qingsheng, Zhang Zhiyong, Zhang Xiaoyan, Lu Shuihua, Doherty Peter C, Kedzierska Katherine, Xu Jianqing
Abstract excerpt
A unique avian-origin A/H7N9 influenza virus has so far caused 134 cases with 44 deaths. Probing the host factors contributing to disease severity, we found that lower levels of plasma inflammatory cytokines on hospital admission correlated with faster recovery in 18 patients with A/H7N9 influenz...
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