A common UCP2 polymorphism predisposes to stress hyperglycaemia in severe sepsis

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 773-775

  Pyle, A ^a   Ibbett, I M ^a   Gordon, C ^b,c   Keers, S M ^a   Walker, M ^a   Chinnery, P F ^a   Baudouin, S V ^b,c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; ION CHANNELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 72449123328     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: 14686244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2009.067173     Document Type: Article

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