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Genetic variants of TRAF6 modulate peritoneal immunity and the risk of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhosis: A combined prospective-retrospective study.
Scientific reports - 7 Jul 2017
Mai Martina, Stengel Sven, Al-Herwi Eihab, Peter Jack, Schmidt Caroline, Rubio Ignacio, Stallmach Andreas, Bruns Tony
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Alterations of the innate immunity contribute to the development of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in liver cirrhosis. Given its role in immune signaling, antimicrobial function, and macrophage differentiation, we hypothesized that genetic polymorphisms of TRAF6 modulate the risk of SBP. Thus, we determined theTRAF6 haplotype in 432 patients with cirrhosis and ascites using the haplotype-tagging single...
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