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Epistatic interaction between common AGT G(-6)A (rs5051) and AGTR1 A1166C (rs5186) variants contributes to variation in kidney size at birth.
Gene - 1 Nov 2015
Kaczmarczyk Mariusz, Kuprjanowicz Anna, Łoniewska Beata, Gorący Iwona, Taryma-Leśniak Olga, Skonieczna-Żydecka Karolina, Ciechanowicz Andrzej
Abstract excerpt
Low nephron number has been recognised as an important cardiovascular risk factor and recently a strong correlation between renal mass and nephron number has been demonstrated in newborns. The aim of this study was to investigate individual, as well as combined, effects of common variants of genes which encode for major components of the renin-angiotensin system (REN G10601A, AGT G(-6)A, ACE I/D, AGTR1 A1166C) on...
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