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Investigation of association between IL-8 serum levels and IL8 polymorphisms in Chinese patients with sepsis.
Gene - 5 Dec 2016
Hu Donghai, Wang Haiyan, Huang Xia, Jiang Yujie, Qin Yueqiu, Xiong Bin, Qin Gang, Sooranna Suren R, Pinhu Liao
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To assess the clinical relevance of IL8 gene polymorphisms in patients with sepsis and its association with systemic IL-8 levels. METHODS: PCR and DNA sequencing were used to examine the polymorphism of IL8 in 152 patients with sepsis and in 199 healthy volunteers in China. The distribution frequencies of the genotype and allele were compared among different groups. The serum IL-8 was measured by ELISA...
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