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Risk factors for the development of renal parenchymal damage in familial vesicoureteral reflux.
The Journal of urology - 1 Oct 2002
Yoneda Akihiro, Cascio Salvatore, Oue Takaharu, Chertin Boris, Puri Prem
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The association of vesicoureteral reflux, urinary tract infection and renal parenchymal damage is well known. Recently, it was reported that the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) DD gene polymorphism is a risk factor for renal damage in patients with congenital uropathies and high grade vesicoureteral reflux. We determine risk factors associated with renal damage in patients with primary familial...
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