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Association of Chinese medicine constitution susceptibility to diabetic nephropathy and transforming growth factor-β1 (T869C) gene polymorphism.
Chinese journal of integrative medicine - 1 Sept 2011
Mou Xin, Liu Wen-hong, Zhou Dan-yang, Liu Ying-hui, Hu Yong-bin, Ma Guo-ling, Shou Cheng-min, Chen Jia-wei, Zhao Jin-xi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To explore the association of Chinese medicine constitution susceptibility to diabetic nephropathy (DN) and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 (T869C) gene polymorphism. METHODS: TGF-β1 gene polymorphism detected with polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) was screened for 180 DN cases and 180 type 2 diabetic mellitus (T2DM) cases without combined DN. Patients...
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