The GLUT-1 XbaI Gene Polymorphism Is Associated with Vascular Calcifications in Nondiabetic Uremic Patients

Margarita Rufino,Domingo Hernández,Ysamar Barrios,Eduardo Salido

The GLUT-1 XbaI Gene Polymorphism Is Associated with Vascular Calcifications in Nondiabetic Uremic Patients

2008

Margarita Rufino
Domingo Hernández
Ysamar Barrios
Eduardo Salido

Background: Glucose transporters mediate the facilitative uptake of glucose into cells, with GLUT-1 being the predominant isoform in vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC). Clones of hu

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Gene isoform
Glucose transporter
Blood vessel
Medicine
Diabetes mellitus
Gene polymorphism
Vascular smooth muscle
Cell
Polymorphism (computer science)
Internal medicine
Endocrinology
Calcification

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