Renal scarring and osteopontin Gene C/T polymorphism in children with primary vesicoureteral reflux

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 311-313

  Erdogan, Hakan ^a   Mir, Sevgi ^b   Berdeli, Afig ^b   Aksu, Nejat ^c  

^a Dortcelik Children Hospital   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Ege Univesity ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Osteopontin gene; Polymorphism; Reflux nephropathy; Turkey

Indexed keywords

OSTEOPONTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY SCAR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPN GENE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CICATRIX; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; OSTEOPONTIN; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 84863101535     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 09747559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-012-0038-0     Document Type: Article

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