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Gene polymorphism of vascular endothelial growth factor -1154 G>A is associated with hypertensive nephropathy in a Hispanic population.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Apr 2011
Yang Jae Wook, Hutchinson Ian V, Shah Tariq, Fang Jianwen, Min David I
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The aim of this study was to determine the association between hypertensive nephropathy and gene polymorphisms of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in a self-reported Hispanic patient group. A total of 155 Hispanic living kidney donors as controls and a total of 86 Hispanic kidney transplant patients, whose renal failure was attributed to hypertensive nephropathy after ruling out diabetes mellitus or...
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