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Genome-wide association study reveals a polymorphism in the podocyte receptor RANK for the decline of renal function in coronary patients.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Leiherer Andreas, Muendlein Axel, Rein Philipp, Saely Christoph H, Kinz Elena, Vonbank Alexander, Fraunberger Peter, Drexel Heinz
Abstract excerpt
Impaired kidney function is a significant health problem and a major concern in clinical routine and is routinely determined by decreased glomerular filtration rate (GFR). In contrast to single assessment of a patients' kidney function providing only limited information on patients' health, serial measurements of GFR clearly improves the validity of diagnosis. The decline of kidney function has recently been...
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