Open AccessGenetic polymorphisms in sepsis
Author(s) -
Mary K. Dahmer,
Adrienne G. Randolph,
Sally Vitali,
Michael W. Quasney
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
pediatric critical care medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.299
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1947-3893
pISSN - 1529-7535
DOI - 10.1097/01.pcc.0000161970.44470.c7
Subject(s) - medicine , sepsis , intensive care medicine , genetics , bioinformatics , biology
Wide variability exists in the susceptibility to and outcome from sepsis even within similar intensive care unit populations. Some of this variability in the host may be due to genetic variation in genes coding for components of the innate immune response.