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Association between functional variant of inflammatory system gene (PSMA6) and end-stage kidney disease.
International urology and nephrology - 1 Dec 2016
Buraczynska Monika, Stec Anna, Filipczak Aleksandra, Ksiazek Andrzej
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The proteasome system is involved in several disorders. The 5' untranslated region of PSMA6 gene contains a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) -8 C/G, associated with diabetes, myocardial infarction and coronary artery disease. METHODS: We examined 584 patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and 430 controls. All were genotyped for -8 C/G SNP by polymerase chain reaction and restriction...
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