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The presence of PAI-1 4G/5G and ACE DD genotypes increases the risk of early-stage AVF thrombosis in hemodialysis patients.
Renal failure - 1 Jan 2011
Güngör Yahya, Kayataş Mansur, Yıldız Gürsel, Özdemir Öztürk, Candan Ferhan
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BACKGROUND: In this study, we investigated the relationship between early arteriovenous fistula (AVF) thrombosis with angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene and thrombophilic factor gene polymorphisms. METHODS: Thirty-five patients who suffered from three or more fistula thrombosis episodes in the early period after AVF operation and 33 control patients with no history of thrombosis for at least 3 years were...
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