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Is low-frequency distribution of TGF-beta genotype associated with increased risk for end-stage renal disease?
DNA and cell biology - 1 Mar 2007
Mittal Rama Devi, Manchanda Parmeet Kaur
Abstract excerpt
End-stage renal disease has been associated with an inflammatory state. TGF-beta plays a critical role in antiinflammation counteracting inflammatory cytokines, wound healing, and tissue repair. We, therefore, speculated the protective role of TGF-beta in renal inflammation rather than inducing fibrosis. Three polymorphisms of TGF-beta (713-8delC), i.e., C deletion in intron sequence 8 base prior to exon-5 by...
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