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The Fukuoka Kidney disease Registry (FKR) Study: design and methods.
Clinical and experimental nephrology - 1 Jun 2017
Tanaka Shigeru, Ninomiya Toshiharu, Fujisaki Kiichiro, Yoshida Hisako, Nagata Masaharu, Masutani Kosuke, Tokumoto Masanori, Mitsuiki Koji, Hirakata Hideki, Fujimi Satoru, Kiyohara Yutaka, Kitazono Takanari, Tsuruya Kazuhiko
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BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an established independent risk factor for progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The onset and progression of CKD are associated with both genetic predisposition and various lifestyle-related factors, but little is known about the influence of genetic-environmental interactions on the incidence of ESRD or CVD in...
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