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Candidate gene analysis of arteriovenous fistula failure in hemodialysis patients.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - 1 Aug 2013
Verschuren Jeffrey J W, Ocak Gurbey, Dekker Friedo W, Rabelink Ton J, Jukema J Wouter, Rotmans Joris I
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) failure remains an important cause of morbidity in hemodialysis patients. The exact underlying mechanisms responsible for AVF failure are unknown but processes like proliferation, inflammation, vascular remodeling, and thrombosis are thought to be involved. The current objective was to investigate the association between AVF failure and single nucleotide...
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