Genetic variants in genes of the inflammatory response in association with infective endocarditis.

Inflammation in infective endocarditis (IE) is a complex network including interactions of inflammatory cytokines and other components of host response. Certainly, any variation in this network could influence susceptibility or disease progression of IE. In this study, 14 single nucleotide variants...

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Main Authors: Melanie Weinstock, Imke Grimm, Jens Dreier, Cornelius Knabbe, Tanja Vollmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4192365?pdf=render