A Pilot Study of Host Genetic Variants Associated with Influenza-associated Deaths among Children and Young Adults

A Pilot Study of Host Genetic Variants Associated with Influenza-associated Deaths among Children and Young Adults

We compared the prevalence of 8 polymorphisms in the tumor necrosis factor and mannose-binding lectin genes among 105 children and young adults with fatal influenza with US population estimates and determined in subanalyses whether these polymorphisms were associated with sudden death and bacterial...

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Main Authors: Jill M. Ferdinands, Amy M. Denison, Nicole F. Dowling, Heather A. Jost, Marta L. Gwinn, Lindy Liu, Sherif R. Zaki, David K. Shay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
viruses
influenza
children
genetics
polymorphism
death
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/12/11-1002_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/12/11-1002_article

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