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Association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in JAK3, STAT4, and STAT6 with new cardiovascular events in incident dialysis patients.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation - 1 May 2009
Sperati C John, Parekh Rulan S, Berthier-Schaad Yvette, Jaar Bernard G, Plantinga Laura, Fink Nancy, Powe Neil R, Smith Michael W, Coresh Josef, Kao W H Linda
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BACKGROUND: Increasing evidence supports a role for cell-mediated immunity in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in JAK3, STAT4, and STAT6 of the Janus kinase-signal transducer and activator of transcription (Jak-Stat) signal transduction pathway were examined for association with time to new cardiovascular events in incident dialysis patients from the Choices for...
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