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Genetic variants affecting mitochondrial function provide further insights for kidney disease.
BMC genomics - 10 Jun 2024
Cañadas-Garre Marisa, Baños-Jaime Blanca, Maqueda Joaquín J, Smyth Laura J, Cappa Ruaidhri, Skelly Ryan, Hill Claire, Brennan Eoin P, Doyle Ross, Godson Catherine, Maxwell Alexander P, McKnight Amy Jayne
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a complex disorder that has become a high prevalence global health problem, with diabetes being its predominant pathophysiologic driver. Autosomal genetic variation only explains some of the predisposition to kidney disease. Variations in the mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) and nuclear-encoded mitochondrial genes (NEMG) are implicated in susceptibility to kidney disease...
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