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The interleukin-10 promoter genotype predicts diastolic dysfunction in maintenance hemodialysis patients.
Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis - 1 Jul 2008
Kirkpantur Alper, Kahraman Serkan, Genctoy Gultekin, Altun Bulent, Abali Gulcan, Arici Mustafa, Turgan Cetin
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-10 (IL-10) predominantly acts as an anti-inflammatory factor. Polymorphisms in the IL-10 gene promoter determine quantitative cytokine production. Doppler echocardiography and tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) are superior to conventional echocardiography to evaluate diastolic dysfunction....
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