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RANTES gene polymorphisms predict all-cause and cardiac mortality in type 2 diabetes mellitus hemodialysis patients.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Nov 2005
Böger Carsten A, Fischereder Michael, Deinzer Martina, Aslanidis Charalampos, Schmitz Gerd, Stubanus Mike, Banas Bernhard, Krüger Bernd, Riegger Günter A J, Krämer Bernhard K
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INTRODUCTION: Patients with type 2 diabetes (DM2) and end stage renal disease (ESRD) have a dismal survival prognosis, mainly due to cardiovascular events. There is sparse data on genetic predictors. Chemokines and their receptors are important in regulating leukocyte influx and activation in ath...
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