CTLA4 gene polymorphisms influence the incidence of infection after renal transplantation in Chinese recipients.

BACKGROUND: Immunosuppressive therapy is usually administered following renal transplantation to protect the graft from rejection. However, this often causes complications such as infections to occur. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the CTLA4 gene, such as -1772T/C (rs733618), +49A/G (...

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Main Authors: Yifeng Guo, Fang Guo, Chongyang Wei, Jianxin Qiu, Yong Liu, Yu Fang, Junwei Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3754976?pdf=render