Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3867390 | The Journal of Urology | 2010 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Our findings suggest that D allele polymorphism of the ACE gene is associated with urinary tract infection related severe renal scarring in young children.
Keywords
99mtechnetium dimercapto-succinic acidUTIACEA/GVURAngiotensin-converting enzymekidney diseasestumor necrosis factor-alphainsertion/deletionVesico-ureteral refluxRenal scarringCicatrixI/Durinary tract infectionUrinary tract infectionsTNF-αVesicoureteral refluxpolymerase chain reactionPCRPolymorphismGenetic
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Authors
A. Savvidou, M. Bitsori, D.M. Choumerianou, M. Karatzi, M. Kalmanti, E. Galanakis,