<b><i>VPS13D</i></b> Gene Variant Is Associated with Altered IL-6 Production and Mortality in Septic Shock
Author(s) -
Takaaki Nakada,
John H. Boyd,
James A. Russell,
Rosalía Aguirre-Hernández,
Mark D. Wilkinson,
Simone A. Thair,
Emiri Nakada,
Melissa K. McConechy,
Christopher D. Fjell,
Keith R. Walley
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of innate immunity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.078
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1662-8128
pISSN - 1662-811X
DOI - 10.1159/000381265
Subject(s) - genome wide association study , septic shock , biology , genotype , allele , locus (genetics) , genetic association , genetics , gene , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , single nucleotide polymorphism , sepsis
Genetic variations contribute to septic shock mortality. To discover a novel locus, we performed in vitro genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and further tested the result in a cohort of septic shock patients.
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