Desentrañar las respuestas inflamatorias utilizando la genética de los sistemas y las interacciones entre genes y

Luz D Orozco1, Brian J Bennett, Charles R Farber

  • 1Department of Human Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. ldorozco@mednet.ucla.edu

Cell
|October 30, 2012
PubMed
Resumen

Las variaciones genéticas influyen en las respuestas inflamatorias de los macrófagos. Este estudio identificó genes clave y puntos calientes regulatorios que controlan las respuestas al lipopolisacárido bacteriano (LPS), proporcionando un recurso para comprender las enfermedades inflamatorias.

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