MFGE8, milk fat globule-EGF factor 8 protein, 4240

N. diseases: 120; N. variants: 6
Disease: Sepsis of the newborn ×
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0456103
Disease: Sepsis of the newborn
Sepsis of the newborn 		0.020 Biomarker disease BEFREE Thus, MFG-E8 could be developed as a possible therapy for neonatal sepsis. 28343695 2017
CUI: C0456103
Disease: Sepsis of the newborn
Sepsis of the newborn 		0.020 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE We hypothesize that the deficiency of milk fat globule-epidermal growth factor-factor 8 (MFG-E8), a protein commonly found in human milk, could be responsible for the increased inflammatory response leading to morbidity and mortality in neonatal sepsis. 28081854 2017