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Functional polymorphisms in CD86 gene are associated with susceptibility to pneumonia-induced sepsis.
APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica - 1 May 2015
Wang Chenfei, Gui Qian, Zhang Keji
Abstract excerpt
Sepsis is an illness in which the body has a severe response to bacteria or other germs. A bacterial infection in the body such as lungs may set off the response that leads to the disease. CD86 (B7-2) is expressed on various immune cells and plays critical roles in immune responses. Genetic polymorphisms in CD86 gene may affect the development of several diseases. Here, we evaluated the association between two...
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