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SUBMITTER: Stec A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4894921 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Stec Anna A Ksiazek Andrzej A Buraczynska Monika M
International urology and nephrology 20160329 6
<h4>Purpose</h4>Coronary artery disease (CAD) is common in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Recent studies have suggested that renalase, a novel FAD-dependent amine oxidase, may play an important role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular complications in ESRD patients. The aim of the study was to investigate the association between renalase gene polymorphisms and a risk of CAD in patients on hemodialysis.<h4>Methods</h4>In a case-control study, a total of 309 hemodialyzed patients ...[more]