Article
[Associations of ICAM1 gene and VCAM1 promoter polymorphisms with transplanted kidney function].
Annales Academiae Medicae Stetinensis - 1 Jan 2011
Kłoda Karolina
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Transplantation is the preferred method of treatment of end-stage renal failure due to improvement in the quality of life and longer survival of patients. The process of graft rejection involves many mediators, including intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1). Recent research has revealed the genetic background of the synthesis ofadhesins. Several...
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