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Angiotensinogen, angiotensine converting enzyme and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 gene polymorphism in chronic allograft dysfunction.
Molecular biology reports - 1 May 2009
Azarpira Negar, Bagheri M, Raisjalali Gh A, Aghdaie M H, Behzadi S, Salahi H, Rahsaz M, Darai M, Ashraf M J, Geramizadeh B
Abstract excerpt
Despite dramatic improvements in first-year patient and graft survival rates, chronic allograft dysfunction (CAD) remains the leading cause of late renal allograft loss, while current immunologic strategies have little effect on this condition. The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) plays an important role in progression of chronic renal disease. It was shown that plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) functions...
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