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Polymorphism of proinflammatory cytokine genes and albuminuria in the Japanese general population: the Takahata study.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Dec 2011
Mashima Yusuke, Konta Tsuneo, Kudo Kosuke, Suzuki Kazuko, Ikeda Ami, Ichikawa Kazunobu, Shibata Yoko, Watanabe Tetsu, Tamiya Gen, Kato Takeo, Kawata Sumio, Kubota Isao
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A cluster of proinflammatory cytokines plays an important role in the development of various renal diseases, and the expression of these cytokines is genetically modified. To examine the association between polymorphisms of proinflammatory cytokine genes and albuminuria, a cross-sectional study was conducted in the general population. METHODS: Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in six...
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