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TNF alpha-308 genotype and renin-angiotensin system in hemodialysis patients: an effect on inflammatory cytokine levels?
Artificial organs - 1 Feb 2005
Genctoy Gultekin, Altun Bulent, Kiykim Ahmet Alper, Arici Mustafa, Erdem Yunus, Cağlarg Meltem, Yasavul Unal, Turgan Cetin, Cağlar Sali
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BACKGROUND: Renin-angiotensin system (RAS) was suggested to modulate inflammatory cytokine production. Angiotensin II was consistently shown to increase production of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha). However, inflammatory cytokines and RAS were modulated by genetic polymorphisms such as TNF-alpha-308 G > A and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) I/D gene polymorphisms. The aim of this study was to...
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