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TIM-3 Genetic Variants Are Associated with Altered Clinical Outcome and Susceptibility to Gram-Positive Infections in Patients with Sepsis.
International journal of molecular sciences - 6 Nov 2020
Mewes Caspar, Alexander Tessa, Büttner Benedikt, Hinz José, Alpert Ayelet, Popov Aron-F, Ghadimi Michael, Beißbarth Tim, Tzvetkov Mladen, Grade Marian, Quintel Michael, Bergmann Ingo, Mansur Ashham
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Background: Previous studies have reported the fundamental role of immunoregulatory proteins in the clinical phenotype and outcome of sepsis. This study investigated two functional single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-containing protein 3 (TIM-3), which has a negative stimulatory function in the T cell immune response. Methods: Patients with sepsis (n = 712) were...
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