Serum bilirubin affects graft outcomes through UDP-glucuronosyltransferase sequence variation in kidney transplantation.

<h4>Background</h4>Oxidative stress is a major mediator of adverse outcome after kidney transplantation. Bilirubin is produced by heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), catalyzed by UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT1A1), and has potential as an antioxidant. In this study, we investigated the effects of...

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Main Authors: Jung Pyo Lee, Do Hyoung Kim, Seung Hee Yang, Jin Ho Hwang, Jung Nam An, Sang Il Min, Jongwon Ha, Yun Kyu Oh, Yon Su Kim, Chun Soo Lim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0093633&type=printable
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