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Polymorphisms of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and IGF-1 receptor (IGF-1R) contribute to pathologic progression in childhood IgA nephropathy.
Growth factors (Chur, Switzerland) - 1 Feb 2011
Hahn Won-Ho, Suh Jin-Soon, Cho Byoung-Soo
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have suggested that insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) signaling might play an important role in renal fibrosis and regulation of the proliferation of mesangial cells and podocytes. We conducted the present study to investigate association between single nucleotide polymorphism...
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