Mental quality of life is related to a cytokine genetic pathway.

BACKGROUND: Quality of life (QoL) in patients with chronic disease is impaired and cannot be solely explained by disease severity. We explored whether genetic variability and activity contributes to QoL in patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS), a genetic connective tissue disorder. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIP...

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Main Authors: Dounya Schoormans, Teodora Radonic, Piet de Witte, Maarten Groenink, Donija Azim, Rene Lutter, Barbara J M Mulder, Mirjam A G Sprangers, Aeilko H Zwinderman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3458023?pdf=render