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Autophagy-related IRGM polymorphism is associated with mortality of patients with severe sepsis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Kimura Tomonori, Watanabe Eizo, Sakamoto Teruo, Takasu Osamu, Ikeda Toshiaki, Ikeda Kazumi, Kotani Joji, Kitamura Nobuya, Sadahiro Tomohito, Tateishi Yoshihisa, Shinozaki Koichiro, Oda Shigeto
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OBJECTIVE: Autophagy is the regulated catabolic process for recycling damaged or unnecessary organelles, which plays crucial roles in cell survival during nutrient deficiency, and innate immune defense against pathogenic microorganisms. Autophagy has been also reported to be involved in various conditions including inflammatory diseases. IRGM (human immunity-related GTPase) has an important function in...
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