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SUBMITTER: Tejera P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3654537 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tejera Paula P Meyer Nuala J NJ Chen Feng F Feng Rui R Zhao Yang Y O'Mahony D Shane DS Li Lin L Sheu Chau-Chyun CC Zhai Rihong R Wang Zhaoxi Z Su Li L Bajwa Ed E Ahasic Amy M AM Clardy Peter F PF Gong Michelle N MN Frank Angela J AJ Lanken Paul N PN Thompson B Taylor BT Christie Jason D JD Wurfel Mark M MM O'Keefe Grant E GE Christiani David C DC
Journal of medical genetics 20121009 11
<h4>Background</h4>The role of genetics in the development of acute lung injury (ALI)/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) from direct or indirect lung injury has not been specifically investigated. The aim of this study was to identify genetic variants contributing to ALI/ARDS from pulmonary or extrapulmonary causes.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a multistage genetic association study. We first performed a large-scale genotyping (50K ITMAT-Broad_CARe Chip) in 1717 critically ill Caucasian p ...[more]