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Transforming growth factor beta1 genotype polymorphisms determine AV fistula patency in hemodialysis patients.
Kidney international - 1 Sept 2003
Heine Gunnar H, Ulrich Christof, Sester Urban, Sester Martina, Köhler Hans, Girndt Matthias
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BACKGROUND: In hemodialysis patients with an arteriovenous (AV) fistula, access failure is primarily due to fistula stenosis, which predisposes to thrombosis and subsequent access loss. The risk for access failure differs interindividually, an observation that is independent from vascular anatomy...
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