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Functional polymorphisms of interferon-gamma affect pneumonia-induced sepsis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Wang Ding, Zhong Xuan, Huang Dongjian, Chen Rui, Bai Guibin, Li Qing, Yu Bolan, Fan Yong, Sun Xiaofang
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Sepsis is an inflammatory syndrome caused by infection, and both its incidence and mortality are high. Because interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) plays an important role in inflammation, this work assessed IFN-γ single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) that may be associated with sepsis. METHODS: A total of 196 patients with pneumonia-induced sepsis and 213 age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers participated in...
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