Genetic susceptibility to renal scar formation after urinary tract infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis of candidate gene polymorphisms

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1017-1029

  Zaffanello, Marco ^a   Tardivo, Stefano ^a   Cataldi, Luigi ^b   Fanos, Vassilios ^c   Biban, Paolo ^d   Malerba, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^d Major City Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Genetic polymorphism; Renal scarring; Systematic review; Urinary tract infection; Vesicoureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSINOGEN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; INTERLEUKIN 8; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR 1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VASCULOTROPIN;

GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; KIDNEY SCAR; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CICATRIX; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY; ODDS RATIO; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052474966     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: 1432198X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-010-1695-7     Document Type: Review

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