Toll-like receptor genetic variants are associated with Gram-negative infections in VLBW infants
Sampath V, Mulrooney N, Garland J, He J, Patel A, Cohen J, Simpson P, Hines R. Toll-like receptor genetic variants are associated with Gram-negative infections in VLBW infants. Journal Of Perinatology 2013, 33: 772-777. PMID: 23867959, PMCID: PMC4465440, DOI: 10.1038/jp.2013.80.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlack or African AmericanFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationGram-Negative Bacterial InfectionsHumansImmunity, InnateInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureInfant, Premature, DiseasesInfant, Very Low Birth WeightInterleukin-1 Receptor-Associated KinasesLeukocyte CountLogistic ModelsMalePolymorphism, Single NucleotideRisk FactorsToll-Like Receptor 4Toll-Like Receptor 5Toll-Like ReceptorsWhite PeopleConceptsWhite blood cellsToll-like receptorsGram-negative infectionsVLBW infantsBacterial infectionsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsLow birth weight infantsTLR single nucleotide polymorphismsBirth weight infantsElevated WBC countGenetic variantsWeight infantsMulticenter studyTLR4 variantsWBC countFemale infantImmune responseInfantsInfection rateInfectionAlters susceptibilityBlood cellsRegression modelsConfoundersCohort