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Association between interleukin-10 gene polymorphism -592 (A/C) and peritoneal transport in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis.
Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.) - 1 Sept 2011
Lee Yueh-Ting, Tsai Yu-Che, Yang Yu-Kun, Hsu Kuo-Tai, Liao Shang-Chih, Wu Chien-Hsing, Cheng Ben-Chung, Chen Jin-Bor, Lee Chih-Hsiung, Lee Chien-Te
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AIM: The aim of this analysis was to know whether these three cytokine polymorphisms, including interleukin-6 (IL-6; -572 G/C), tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α; -308 G/A), and IL-10 (-592 A/C) have an effect on baseline peritoneal transport property and longitudinal evolution of peritoneal function. METHODS: A total of 141 stable peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients with mean treatment duration of 84.4 ± 34.2 months...
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