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Functional characterization of polymorphisms in the peptidase inhibitor 3 (elafin) gene and validation of their contribution to risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology - 1 Aug 2014
Tejera Paula, O'Mahony D Shane, Owen Caroline A, Wei Yongyue, Wang Zhaoxi, Gupta Kushagra, Su Li, Villar Jesus, Wurfel Mark, Christiani David C
Abstract excerpt
Elafin (peptidase inhibitor 3 [PI3]) and its biologically active precursor, pre-elafin, are neutrophil serine proteinase inhibitors with an important role in preventing excessive tissue injury during inflammatory events. Recently, we reported an association between single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs2664581 in the PI3 gene, increased risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and pre-elafin...
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