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Cytokine Gene Polymorphism in Children With Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome.
Iranian journal of kidney diseases - 1 Nov 2017
Midan Dina Abdel Razek, Elhelbawy Nesreen Gamal, Habib Mona Salah El-Din, Ahmedy Iman Aly, Noreldin Rasha Ibrahim
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INTRODUCTION: Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) is a glomerular disease with completely unclear pathogenesis and different responses to steroid therapy. This study aimed to investigate the role of cytokine genes promoter polymorphisms in steroid therapy responses. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred children with INS and 30 healthy controls were studied. Genotyping of TNF-α-G308A single nucleotide polymorphism...
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