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Association of a polymorphism of the interleukin 6 receptor gene with chronic kidney disease in Japanese individuals.
Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.) - 1 Apr 2015
Horibe Hideki, Fujimaki Tetsuo, Oguri Mitsutoshi, Kato Kimihiko, Matsuoka Reiko, Abe Shintaro, Tokoro Fumitaka, Arai Masazumi, Noda Toshiyuki, Watanabe Sachiro, Yamada Yoshiji
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AIM: Various loci and genes that confer susceptibility to coronary artery disease (CAD) have been identified in Caucasian populations by genome-wide association studies (GWASs). The aim of the present study was to examine a possible association of chronic kidney disease (CKD) with 29 polymorphisms previously identified as susceptibility loci for CAD by meta-analyses of GWASs. METHODS: The study population...
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