IκB Genetic Polymorphisms and Invasive Pneumococcal Disease

S. Jonathan Chapman, Chiea Chuen Khor, Fredrik Vannberg, A J Frodsham, Andrew J. Walley, Christopher W.H. Davies, Shelley Segal, Catrin E. Moore, Stephen H. Gillespie, Paul Denny,

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 2007 · 84 citations · 35 references

Abstract

NFKBIA polymorphisms associate with susceptibility to IPD. Genetic variation in an inhibitor of NF-kappaB therefore not only causes a very rare immunodeficiency state but may also influence the development of common infectious disease.

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