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Synergism between asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and a genetic marker of uric acid in CKD progression.
Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD - 1 Feb 2015
Testa A, Mallamaci F, Leonardis D, Spoto B, Pisano A, Sanguedolce M C, Tripepi G, Zoccali C
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: We have recently reported that a polymorphism (rs734553) in a major urate transporter gene (GLUT9) is a strong predictor of incident renal events in stage 2-5 CKD patients implying that life-time exposure to high uric acid levels may be causally implicated in CKD progression. S...
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