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Toll-like receptor 9 SNPs are susceptible to the development and progression of membranous glomerulonephritis: 27 years follow-up in Taiwan.
Renal failure - 1 Jan 2013
Chen Yng-Tay, Wei Chang-Ching, Ng Ka-Lok, Chen Cheng-Hsu, Chan Chia-Jung, Chen Xian-Xiu, Chang Yuan-Yen, Chen Shih-Yin, Tsai Fuu-Jen
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The purpose of this study was to determine whether toll-like receptors 9 (TLR9) gene polymorphisms (rs352139 and rs352140) were markers of susceptibility to the development and progression of membranous nephropathy (MGN) in Taiwanese patients. The polymorphisms were investigated by polymerase chain reaction in 397 Taiwanese individuals (134 MGN patients and 263 controls). Patients with malignancy, chronic...
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