Polymorphisms in the Non-Muscle Myosin Heavy Chain Gene (MYH9) Are Associated with Lower Glomerular Filtration Rate in Mixed Ancestry Diabetic Subjects from South Africa

OBJECTIVE: Though single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the non-muscle myosin gene (MYH9) have been reported to explain most of the excess risk of nondiabetic chronic kidney disease (CKD), in African-Americans, some studies have also shown associations with diabetic end-stage renal disease. We i...

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Main Authors: Matsha, Tandi Edith, Masconi, Katya, Yako, Yandiswa Yolanda, Hassan, Mogamat Shafick, Macharia, Muiriri, Erasmus, Rajiv Timothy, Kengne, Andre Pascal
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3527551/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23285077
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052529
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