Bench-to-bedside review Genetic influences on meningococcal disease.docVIP

Critical Care February 2002 Vol 6 No 1 Vermont et al. Review Bench-to-bedside review: Genetic influences on meningococcal disease Clementien L Vermont, Ronald de Groot and Jan A Hazelzet Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Correspondence: Jan A Hazelzet, hazelzet@alkg.azr.nl Published online: 26 November 2001 Critical Care 2002, 6:60-65 ? 2002 BioMed Central Ltd (Print ISSN 1364-8535; Online ISSN 1466-609X) Abstract This review discusses the possible involvement of a variety of genetic polymorphisms on the course of meningococcal disease. It has been shown that se