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TNF, IL6, and IL1B Polymorphisms Are Associated with Severe Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection in the Mexican Population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
García-Ramírez Román Alejandro, Ramírez-Venegas Alejandra, Quintana-Carrillo Roger, Camarena Ángel Eduardo, Falfán-Valencia Ramcés, Mejía-Aranguré Juan Manuel
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hypercytokinemia is the main immunopathological mechanism contributing to a more severe clinical course in influenza A (H1N1) virus infections. Most patients infected with the influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 virus had increased systemic levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines; including interleukin IL-6, IL-8, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α). We propose that single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the...
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