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Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene polymorphism affects the progression of chronic renal failure.
Cytokine - 1 Nov 2006
Buraczynska Monika, Ksiazek Piotr, Kubit Piotr, Zaluska Wojciech
Abstract excerpt
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) involves an inflammatory process. Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) and interleukin-1beta gene polymorphisms affect susceptibility to the disease in several inflammatory diseases. We investigated whether these polymorphisms are involved in ESRD by genotyping DNA from 602 dialyzed patients and 433 controls with polymerase chain reaction and digestion with restriction...
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