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MDR-1 gene polymorphisms in steroid-responsive versus steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome in children.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Dec 2011
Jafar Tabrez, Prasad Narayan, Agarwal Vikas, Mahdi Abbas, Gupta Amit, Sharma Raj K, Negi Mahendra Pal Singh, Agrawal Suraksha
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The putative genetic regulation of multidrug resistance gene-1 (MDR-1) gene expression and P-glycoprotein function has not yet been clearly delineated in patients with nephrotic syndrome (NS). We undertook this study to examine the distribution of three most frequent MDR-1 exonic polymorphisms G3435C, G2677T/A and C1236T in patients with NS and control children to investigate their usefulness as...
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