Cytokines play an important role in the regulation of normal immune function. In recent years
cytokines and their receptors have been shown to be highly polymorphic. Polymorphisms in …

Analysis of short tandem repeats (STR) is the predominant method for post‐transplant
monitoring of donor engraftment. It can enable early detection of disease relapse, level of …

Some children with relapsed or high‐risk acute leukaemia have an improved outcome if they
have an allogeneic stem cell transplant, preferably from a sibling or well‐matched unrelated …

Certain cytokine gene polymorphisms have been shown to correlate with outcome of human
leukocyte antigen (HLA) identical sibling donor stem cell transplantation (SCT), but in …

This study described the haplotypic structure across a region of chromosome 6 including the
tumour necrosis factor (TNF) gene, and investigated its influence on the aetiology of …

Objectives To explore paramedics' experience of delivering fascia iliaca compartment block
(FICB) to patients with suspected hip fracture at the scene of injury. Design Focus groups …

Background In managing hip fracture, effective pain relief before admission to hospital is
difficult without risking side effects. Although emergency departments routinely use fascia …

Background Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is postulated to have a role in ARDS.
The functional VEGF+ 936 polymorphic T allele is associated with an increased …

The cytokines tumour necrosis factor‐α (TNFα) and lymphotoxin‐α (LTα) are known to play
key roles in B‐cell growth, differentiation and maturation. Genetic polymorphism within …

Objective To explore patients' experience of receiving pain relief injection for suspected hip
fracture from paramedics at the location of the injury. Design Qualitative interviews within a …