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Polymorphisms of CXCL8 and its receptor CXCR2 contribute to the development and progression of childhood IgA nephropathy.
Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research - 1 Mar 2011
Suh Jin-Soon, Hahn Won-Ho, Cho Byoung-Soo
Abstract excerpt
Many studies have suggested that CXCL8 and CXCR2 play an important role in the pathogenesis of several types of renal diseases. However, there is no prior study on the association between polymorphisms of these genes and IgA nephropathy (IgAN), especially in children. The genotyping data from 192 patients with childhood IgAN and 397 controls showed significant differences in the frequencies of the CXCL8 gene with...
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