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VPS13D Gene Variant Is Associated with Altered IL-6 Production and Mortality in Septic Shock.
Journal of innate immunity - 1 Jan 2015
Nakada Taka-aki, Boyd John H, Russell James A, Aguirre-Hernández Rosalía, Wilkinson Mark D, Thair Simone A, Nakada Emiri, McConechy Melissa K, Fjell Christopher D, Walley Keith R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic variations contribute to septic shock mortality. To discover a novel locus, we performed in vitro genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and further tested the result in a cohort of septic shock patients. METHODS: Two in vitro GWAS using a quantitative trait locus analysis of stimulated IL-6 production in lymphoblastoid cells from 60 individuals of European ancestry were performed. VPS13D...
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