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Polymorphisms of renin-angiotensin system genes in childhood IgA nephropathy.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Apr 2001
Maruyama K, Yoshida M, Nishio H, Shirakawa T, Kawamura T, Tanaka R, Nakamura H, Iijima K, Yoshikawa N
Abstract excerpt
We investigated whether polymorphisms of the renin-angiotensin system genes are involved in IgA nephropathy in Japanese children. We identified the M235T polymorphism of the angiotensinogen (AGT) gene, the I/D polymorphisms of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene, and the A1166C polymorphism of the angiotensin II type 1 receptor gene in 95 Japanese children with IgA nephropathy and 99 healthy Japanese...
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