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Association between polymorphisms of the renin-angiotensin system and more severe histological forms of lupus nephritis.
Clinical nephrology - 1 Jul 2005
Sprovieri S R S, Sens Y A, Martini Filho D
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AIMS: The pathogenesis of lupus nephritis (LN) has not been fully understood. The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is implicated in various immunological and non-immunological phenomena, and the polymorphism of the RAS genes has been associated with cardiovascular and renal disease onset and outcom...
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