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Interleukin 1 receptor antagonist (IL1RA) gene polymorphism and levels associated with adverse outcome in severe community-acquired pneumonia in children: A hospital-based study in India.
Pediatric pulmonology - 1 Sept 2018
Awasthi Shally, Yadav Krishna K, Pandey Monika, Mahdi Abbas A, Awasthi Nidhi
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BACKGROUND: High morbidity and mortality due to community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is seen in children under 5 years of age in India. Besides identified risk factors for CAP, there may be a phenotype-genotype association with cytokines, resulting in enhanced inflammatory response resulting in the adverse outcome (AO), namely complications and death. AIM: To assess the association of IL1RA gene polymorphism on...
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