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Pilot study of association of catechol-O-methyl transferase rs4680 genotypes with acute kidney injury and tubular stress after open heart surgery.
Biomarkers in medicine - 1 Jan 2014
Albert Christian, Kube Johanna, Haase-Fielitz Anja, Dittrich Annemarie, Schanze Denny, Zenker Martin, Kuppe Hermann, Hetzer Roland, Bellomo Rinaldo, Mertens Peter R, Haase Michael
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To assess the association of genetic variants of catecholamine-O-methyltransferase (COMT) genotypes with acute kidney injury (AKI) and tubular stress after open heart surgery. PATIENTS & METHODS: We genotyped 195 patients for the COMT-Val158Met polymorphism and measured creatinine, neutrophi...
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