| Literature DB >> 21208809 |
Sarah Doernberg1, Bernhard Schaaf, Klaus Dalhoff, Lin Leng, Anna Beitin, Vincent Quagliarello, Richard Bucala.
Abstract
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is an upstream proinflammatory cytokine encoded by a functionally polymorphic locus. This study of 119 patients explored the potential relationship between MIF genotype and invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae infections. We observed an association between a high-expression MIF allele and occurrence of pneumococcal meningitis.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21208809 PMCID: PMC3033983 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2010.12.010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cytokine ISSN: 1043-4666 Impact factor: 3.861