Variation in genes that regulate blood pressure are associated with glomerular filtration rate in Chinese.

Variation in genes that regulate blood pressure are associated with glomerular filtration rate in Chinese.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) can be a consequence of diabetes, hypertension, immunologic disorders, and other exposures, as well as genetic factors that are still largely unknown. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR), which is widely used to measure kidney function, has a heritability ranging from 25% t...

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Main Authors: May E Montasser, Lawrence C Shimmin, Dongfeng Gu, Jing Chen, Charles Gu, Tanika N Kelly, Cashell E Jaquish, Treva K Rice, Dabeeru C Rao, Jie Cao, Jichun Chen, De-PeLiu, Paul K Whelton, Lotuce Lee Hamm, Jiang He, James E Hixson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3962404?pdf=render

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