VEGF Promoter Region 18-bp Insertion-Deletion Polymorphism in Sickle Cell Disease Patients with Microalbuminuria: A Pilot Study.

Dnyanesh B Amle Rachana L Patnayak Varsha VermaGajendra Kumar SinghVijaylakshmi Jain P K Khodiar Pradeep Kumar Patra

Published in: Indian journal of hematology & blood transfusion : an official journal of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (2018)

D allele in I/D polymorphism in the promoter region of VEGF gene may be associated with marginal increase in risk of susceptibility to sickle cell nephropathy.

Keyphrases

sickle cell disease
vascular endothelial growth factor
dna methylation
endothelial cells
transcription factor
gene expression
genome wide
copy number
genome wide identification