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Loss-of-function polymorphism of the human kallikrein gene with reduced urinary kallikrein activity.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Apr 2002
Slim Rola, Torremocha Florence, Moreau Thierry, Pizard Anne, Hunt Steven C, Vuagnat Albert, Williams Gordon H, Gauthier Francis, Jeunemaitre Xavier, Alhenc-Gelas François
Abstract excerpt
Kallikrein is synthesized in the distal tubules and produces kinins, which are involved in the regulation of vascular tone in the kidney. Urinary kallikrein activity has been reported to be partly inherited and to be reduced in essential hypertension. In a systematic search for molecular variants of the human kallikrein gene, nine single-nucleotide polymorphisms were identified. Five of those polymorphisms,...
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