Journal of Pediatric Urology
Volume 6, Issue 6 , Pages 560-566 , December 2010

Association of angiotensin converting enzyme and angiotensin type 2 receptor gene polymorphisms with renal damage in posterior urethral valves

  • Kannan Laksmi Narasimhan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Post Graduate Medical Institute (PGIMER), Chandigarh 160012, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Khullar Madhu

      Affiliations

    • Experimental Medicine and Molecular Biology, Post Graduate Medical Institute (PGIMER), Chandigarh 160012, India
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  • Kaur Balpinder

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Post Graduate Medical Institute (PGIMER), Chandigarh 160012, India
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  • Ahuja Monica

      Affiliations

    • Experimental Medicine and Molecular Biology, Post Graduate Medical Institute (PGIMER), Chandigarh 160012, India
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  • Mahajan Jai Kumar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Post Graduate Medical Institute (PGIMER), Chandigarh 160012, India
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  • Mittal Bhagwant Rai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Post Graduate Medical Institute (PGIMER), Chandigarh 160012, India
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  • Bhattacharya Anish

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Post Graduate Medical Institute (PGIMER), Chandigarh 160012, India
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  • Medhi Bikash

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, Post Graduate Medical Institute (PGIMER), Chandigarh 160012, India

Received 4 August 2009 ,Accepted 4 January 2010.

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PII: S1477-5131(10)00005-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2010.01.002

Journal of Pediatric Urology
Volume 6, Issue 6 , Pages 560-566 , December 2010

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