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Interleukin-1 gene cluster polymorphisms predict risk of ESRD.
Kidney international - 1 Jul 2005
Wetmore James B, Hung Adriana M, Lovett David H, Sen Saunak, Quershy Omer, Johansen Kirsten L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Patients with chronic kidney disease manifest an inflammatory state relative to healthy individuals. Inflammation is regulated in part by genes of the interleukin-1 (IL-1) gene cluster. We hypothesized that polymorphisms in this gene cluster may be associated with risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). METHODS: Polymorphisms in the IL-1 gene cluster were examined in a cohort of 239 racially diverse...
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