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Association of transforming growth factor-β1 T869C gene polymorphism with diabetic nephropathy risk.
Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.) - 1 Feb 2014
Zhou Tian-Biao, Jiang Zong-Pei, Qin Yuan-Han, Drummen Gregor P C
Abstract excerpt
AIM: A possible association between the transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) T869C gene polymorphism and the risk of developing diabetic nephropathy (DN) remains unclear. This investigation was performed to assess if an association between the TGF-β1 T869C gene polymorphism and DN risk exists by using meta-analysis to combine comparable studies, thereby increasing sample size and statistical significance, and...
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