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Effect of ACE gene polymorphism on age at renal death in polycystic kidney disease in Japan.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation - 1 Jan 2001
Konoshita T, Miyagi K, Onoe T, Katano K, Mutoh H, Nomura H, Koni I, Miyamori I, Mabuchi H
Abstract excerpt
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is one of the most common genetic disorders and a major cause of renal death or end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring regular hemodialysis. The responsible genes recently have been cloned; however, genetic factors influencing the rate of progression to ESRD in p...
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