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Heat shock protein polymorphism predisposes to urinary tract malformations and renal transplantation in children.
Transplantation proceedings - 1 Jan 2000
Rusai K, Banki N F, Prokai A, Podracka L, Szebeni B, Tulassay T, Reusz G S, Sallay P, Körmendy R, Szabo A J, Fekete A
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BACKGROUND: Anatomical malformations of the kidney and urinary tract account for 17% of pediatric renal transplantation procedures. Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are molecular chaperones with a protective function that promotes cell survival. HSP72 is an endogenous ligand for toll-like receptor TLR4, thereby stimulating innate immunity. Both in adults and children, decreased expression of HSP70s is associated with a...
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