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Influence of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase polymorphism on the progression of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease and IgA nephropathy.
Renal failure - 1 Sept 2002
Merta Miroslav, Reiterová Jana, Tesar Vladimír, Stekrová Jitka, Viklický Ondrej
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BACKGROUND: The reason of variability of clinical course and progression to end-stage renal failure (ESRF) of two widespread chronic nephropathies--autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and IgA nephropathy (IGAN) is not clear. The endothelial dysfunction is considered in the number of factors possibly influencing the prognosis of these nephropathies. Our study tried to verify the hypothesis that...
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