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Association of C-509T and T869C polymorphisms of transforming growth factor-beta1 gene with susceptibility to and progression of IgA nephropathy.
Clinical nephrology - 1 Feb 2005
Lim C S, Kim Y S, Chae D W, Ahn C, Han J S, Kim S, Lee J S, Kim I S
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AIMS: Transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1 is a cytokine with both beneficial anti-inflammatory effects and detrimental profibrotic activity in the pathophysiology and progression of glomerulonephritides. The transcriptional activity of the gene for TGF-beta1 and the plasma levels of TGF-beta1 protein are associated with C-509T polymorphism at the promoter region, and with T869C (Leu 10Pro) polymorphism at...
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