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Renal scarring and osteopontin gene C/T polymorphism in children with primary vesicoureteral reflux.
Indian pediatrics - 1 Apr 2012
Erdogan Hakan, Mir Sevgi, Berdeli Afig, Aksu Nejat
Abstract excerpt
We examined for osteopontin (OPN) gene C/T polymorphism in 78 patients (53 girls) with vesicoureteric reflux, with or without renal scarring. The T allele frequency was associated with a significantly increased risk (26.4 fold) of renal scarring.
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