Genome-wide association study reveals a polymorphism in the podocyte receptor RANK for the decline of renal function in coronary patients.

Genome-wide association study reveals a polymorphism in the podocyte receptor RANK for the decline of renal function in coronary patients.

Impaired kidney function is a significant health problem and a major concern in clinical routine and is routinely determined by decreased glomerular filtration rate (GFR). In contrast to single assessment of a patients' kidney function providing only limited information on patients' health...

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Main Authors: Andreas Leiherer, Axel Muendlein, Philipp Rein, Christoph H Saely, Elena Kinz, Alexander Vonbank, Peter Fraunberger, Heinz Drexel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0114240

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0114240

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