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Association between the T869C polymorphism of transforming growth factor-beta 1 and diabetic nephropathy: a meta-analysis.
Endocrine - 1 Dec 2011
Jia Hongxia, Yu Lili, Gao Bin, Ji Qiuhe
Abstract excerpt
Accumulating evidence has suggested that transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-β1) is a functional candidate for diabetic nephropathy (DN). However, association studies investigating the relationship of TGF-β1 gene T869C polymorphism and DN generate inconsistent results. To comprehensively clarify this issue, we performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the impact of the polymorphism on DN. We searched studies from...
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