Study: Gene Could be Responsible for Sepsis Predisposition

A study in Anesthesiology pinpointed a gene that may help determine the sepsis survival rate, according to News-Medical.

Evidence suggests the gene NFKB could be a genetic pathway for amplifying inflammation in sepsis, a leading cause of hospital deaths.

Researchers used blood from human subjects and found patients with a specific genetic variation had an increase in the gene after infection. The study could determine if anti-inflammatory sepsis treatment should be tailored for patients with certain genetic sequences.

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