A vascular endothelial growth factor receptor gene variant is associated with susceptibility to acute respiratory distress syndrome

A vascular endothelial growth factor receptor gene variant is associated with susceptibility to acute respiratory distress syndrome

Abstract Background The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is one of the main causes of mortality in adults admitted to intensive care units. Previous studies have demonstrated the existence of genetic variants involved in the susceptibility and outcomes of this syndrome. We aimed to identif...

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Main Authors: Natalia Hernandez-Pacheco, Beatriz Guillen-Guio, Marialbert Acosta-Herrera, Maria Pino-Yanes, Almudena Corrales, Alfonso Ambrós, Leonor Nogales, Arturo Muriel, Elena González-Higueras, Francisco J. Diaz-Dominguez, Elizabeth Zavala, Javier Belda, Shwu-Fan Ma, Jesús Villar, Carlos Flores, the GEN-SEP Network
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-07-01
Series:Intensive Care Medicine Experimental
Subjects:
Acute lung injury
Sepsis
Polymorphism
Genetic predisposition
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40635-018-0181-6

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