Article
Association between 276G/T adiponectin gene polymorphism and new-onset diabetes after kidney transplantation.
Transplantation - 27 Dec 2013
Nicoletto Bruna B, Souza Gabriela C, Fonseca Natasha K O, Centenaro Analaura, Manfro Roberto C, Canani Luís Henrique S, Gonçalves Luiz Felipe Santos
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: New-onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) is a well-recognized complication of kidney transplantation and is associated with poor outcomes. Both adiponectin and chemokine ligand 5 (CCL5) proteins are related to glucose metabolism and genetic variations in their genes can lead to development of NODAT. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of adiponectin and CCL5 genes...
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