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Polymorphisms of T helper cell cytokine-associated genes and survival of hemodialysis patients - a prospective study.
BMC nephrology - 19 May 2017
Grzegorzewska Alicja E, Świderska Monika K, Mostowska Adrianna, Warchoł Wojciech, Jagodziński Paweł P
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BACKGROUND: Circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines were associated with increased relative mortality risk, while immune parameters reflecting improved T-cell function were predictors of survival in hemodialysis (HD) patients. We evaluated in the prospective study whether variants in T helper cell cytokine-associated genes are determinants of mortality in HD patients. METHODS: The study was carried out in 532...
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