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Association of MYH9 rs3752462 and rs5756168 Polymorphisms With Transplanted Kidney Artery Stenosis.
Transplantation proceedings - 1 Jun 2016
Pazik J, Lewandowski Z, Oldak M, Oziębło D, Perkowska Ptasinska A, Sadowska A, Nowacka-Cieciura E, Nowaczyk M, Malejczyk J, Kwiatkowski A, Durlik M
Abstract excerpt
Allelic variants of the MYH9 gene, encoding myosin nonmuscle heavy chain type IIA, have been shown to correlate with diminished glomerular filtration rates and end-stage kidney disease in individuals of Caucasian ancestry. Myosin nonmuscle heavy chain type IIA is expressed during development as well as in injured vessels and kidney structures. We hypothesized that MYH9 risk variants may correlate with kidney...
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