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A genome-wide association for kidney function and endocrine-related traits in the NHLBI's Framingham Heart Study.
BMC medical genetics - 19 Sept 2007
Hwang Shih-Jen, Yang Qiong, Meigs James B, Pearce Elizabeth N, Fox Caroline S
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BACKGROUND: Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and urinary albumin excretion (UAE) are markers of kidney function that are known to be heritable. Many endocrine conditions have strong familial components. We tested for association between the Affymetrix GeneChip Human Mapping 100K single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) set and measures of kidney function and endocrine traits. METHODS: Genotype information on the...
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