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Association of the human bradykinin B2 receptor gene with chronic renal failure.
Molecular diagnosis : a journal devoted to the understanding of human disease through the clinical application of molecular biology - 1 Jan 2004
Jozwiak Lucyna, Drop Andrzej, Buraczynska Kinga, Ksiazek Piotr, Mierzicki Piotr, Buraczynska Monika
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INTRODUCTION: The kallikrein-kinin system plays an important role in blood pressure homeostasis and renal sodium regulation, and some studies have reported that the kinins have a protective effect against hypertension and the development of renal disease. The B2-bradykinin receptor (B2R) mediates the majority of physiological actions of bradykinin. We investigated the effect of the C181-->T polymorphism in exon 2...
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