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Association Analysis of the AGTR2:rs1403543 Polymorphism with Newborn Kidney Size.
Genes - 5 May 2026
Miler Karol, Gorący Iwona, Łoniewska Beata, Lewandowska Klaudyna, Lica-Miler Martyna, Rychel Monika, Ciechanowicz Andrzej
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BACKGROUND: The correlation between renal volume (or mass) and nephron number in newborns allows the use of the total kidney volume (TKV) at birth as a surrogate for congenital nephron number. Previously, the wide variation in final nephron number (termed "nephron endowment") has been attributed to polymorphisms of genes encoding proteins involved in glomerulogenesis, including key genetic variants in the...
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