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Impact of a genetic polymorphism of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist on technique survival in peritoneal dialysis patients.
Blood purification - 1 Jan 2005
Uchiyama Koichi, Naito Katsusuke, Tsuchida Masahiro, Takai Kimio, Okayama Naoko, Fujimura Kozue, Hinoda Yuji
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: There is a clear association between one allele of the interleukin-1 receptor-antagonist gene (IL-1RN) and inflammatory diseases in which IL-1 is implicated. We evaluated patient survival and technique survival of peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients, while analyzing independent risk factors, in a PD program. We also tested the association between IL-1RN polymorphism, patient survival and technique...
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