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Aldosterone synthase gene polymorphism and renal histopathologic changes in kidney transplant patients receiving a calcineurin inhibitor.
Journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system : JRAAS - 1 Sept 2014
Ruiz-Palacios Patricia C, Rodríguez-Castellanos Francisco E, Mancilla-Urrea Eduardo, Avila-Casado María Del Carmen, Inofuentes-Rivero Mónica X, Rodriguez-Illana Francisco, Fragoso José M, Vargas-Alarcón Gilberto
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INTRODUCTION: Aldosterone participates in the pathogenesis of calcineurin inhibitor nephrotoxicity (CIN), producing renal vasoconstriction and transforming growth factor beta (TGFß) expression. The objective of this study was to assess aldosterone polymorphisms and relationships to plasma aldosterone levels and the development of renal histological lesions in kidney transplant patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS:...
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