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eNOS gene Glu298Asp and 4b/a polymorphisms are associated with renal function parameters in Mexican patients with Fabry disease.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 24 Oct 2016
Marin-Medina A, Brambila-Tapia A J L, Picos-Cárdenas V J, Gallegos-Arreola M P, Figuera L E
Abstract excerpt
Fabry disease (FD) is an inherited X-linked lysosomal disease that causes renal failure in a high percentage of affected individuals. The eNOS gene encodes for endothelial nitric oxide synthase, which plays an important role in glomerular hemodynamics. This gene has two main polymorphisms (Glu298Asp and 4b/a) that have been studied in the context of many different diseases, including those involving...
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