Candidate gene variants of the immune system and sudden infant death syndrome.

doi:10.1007/s00414-016-1347-y

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Candidate gene variants of the immune system and sudden infant death syndrome.

International journal of legal medicine - 1 Jul 2016

Fard Delnaz, Läer Katharina, Rothämel Thomas, Schürmann Peter, Arnold Matthias, Cohen Marta, Vennemann Mechtild, Pfeiffer Heidi, Bajanowski Thomas, Pfeufer Arne, Dörk Thilo, Klintschar Michael

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BACKGROUND: Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) causes early infant death with an incidence between 0.5 and 2.5 cases among 1000 live births. Besides central sleep apnea and thermal dysregulation, infections have been repeatedly suggested to be implicated in SIDS etiology. METHODS: To test the risk contribution of common genetic variants related to infection, we genotyped 40 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)...

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