Lack of association of the caspase-12 long allele with community-acquired pneumonia in people of African descent.

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common cause of sepsis. Active full-length caspase-12 (CASP12L), confined to the people of African descent, has been associated with increased susceptibility to and mortality from severe sepsis. The objective of this study was to determine whether CASP12L was...

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Main Authors: Jiwang Chen, Esther S Wilson, Mary K Dahmer, Michael W Quasney, Grant W Waterer, Charles Feldman, Richard G Wunderink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24586588/?tool=EBI