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Tumor necrosis factor-β Nco1 polymorphism and susceptibility to sepsis following major elective surgery.
Surgical infections - 1 Jun 2014
Baghel Kavita, Srivastava Rajeshwar Nath, Chandra Abhijit, Raj Saloni, Goel Sudhir K, Pant Aditya Bhusan, Agrawal Jyotsna
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Post-operative sepsis remains a substantial cause of morbidity and mortality. In injured patients, that a polymorphism of the gene for tumor necrosis factor-β (TNF-β) has been related to the development of sepsis. Genetic factors may also have a role in etio-pathogenesis of sepsis following surgery. We investigated the relationship of the polymorphism of the gene for TNF-β and the serum concentration...
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