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Inflammation gene variants and susceptibility to albuminuria in the U.S. population: analysis in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), 1991-1994.
BMC medical genetics - 5 Nov 2010
Ned Renée M, Yesupriya Ajay, Imperatore Giuseppina, Smelser Diane T, Moonesinghe Ramal, Chang Man-Huei, Dowling Nicole F
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BACKGROUND: Albuminuria, a common marker of kidney damage, serves as an important predictive factor for the progression of kidney disease and for the development of cardiovascular disease. While the underlying etiology is unclear, chronic, low-grade inflammation is a suspected key factor. Genetic variants within genes involved in inflammatory processes may, therefore, contribute to the development of albuminuria....
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