Association of <it>APOE </it>polymorphism with chronic kidney disease in a nationally representative sample: a Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) Genetic Study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Apolipoprotein E polymorphisms (<it>APOE</it>) have been associated with lowered glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) with e2 allele conferring risk and e4 providing protection. However, few d...

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Main Authors: Berthier-Schaad Yvette, Coresh Josef, Astor Brad C, Parekh Rulan S, Chu Audrey Y, Smith Michael W, Shuldiner Alan R, Kao Wen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-10-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/10/108