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The influence of two megsin polymorphisms on the progression of IgA nephropathy.
Folia biologica - 1 Jan 2008
Maixnerová D, Merta M, Reiterová J, Stekrová J, Rysavá R, Viklický O, Obeidová H, Tesar V
Abstract excerpt
The clinical course of chronic renal diseases and their progression to ESRD is highly variable. The strongest predictors of poor outcome of IgAN involve hypertension, severe proteinuria and elevated serum creatinine level. Different candidate gene polymorphisms have been advocated as possible modulators of the progression of IgAN. Megsin belongs to the serpin superfamily and was mapped to chromosome 18q21.3....
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