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Association of candidate gene polymorphisms with chronic kidney disease in Japanese individuals with hypertension.
Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension - 1 May 2009
Yoshida Tetsuro, Kato Kimihiko, Yokoi Kiyoshi, Watanabe Sachiro, Metoki Norifumi, Satoh Kei, Aoyagi Yukitoshi, Nishigaki Yutaka, Nozawa Yoshinori, Yamada Yoshiji
Abstract excerpt
Although hypertension has been recognized as a risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD), the genetic factors for predisposition to CKD in individuals with hypertension remain largely unknown. The purpose of this study was to identify the genetic variants that confer susceptibility to CKD amon...
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