Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals a Polymorphism in the Podocyte Receptor RANK for the Decline of Renal Function in Coronary Patients

• Andreas Leiherer ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Andreas Leiherer, Axel Muendlein

  Affiliations Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation and Treatment (VIVIT), Feldkirch, Austria, Private University of the Principality of Liechtenstein, Triesen, Liechtenstein, Medical Central Laboratories, Feldkirch, Austria

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• Axel Muendlein ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Andreas Leiherer, Axel Muendlein

  Affiliation Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation and Treatment (VIVIT), Feldkirch, Austria

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• Philipp Rein,

  Affiliations Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation and Treatment (VIVIT), Feldkirch, Austria, Department of Medicine and Cardiology, Academic Teaching Hospital Feldkirch, Feldkirch, Austria

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• Christoph H. Saely,

  Affiliations Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation and Treatment (VIVIT), Feldkirch, Austria, Department of Medicine and Cardiology, Academic Teaching Hospital Feldkirch, Feldkirch, Austria, Private University of the Principality of Liechtenstein, Triesen, Liechtenstein

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• Elena Kinz,

  Affiliations Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation and Treatment (VIVIT), Feldkirch, Austria, Private University of the Principality of Liechtenstein, Triesen, Liechtenstein

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• Alexander Vonbank,

  Affiliations Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation and Treatment (VIVIT), Feldkirch, Austria, Department of Medicine and Cardiology, Academic Teaching Hospital Feldkirch, Feldkirch, Austria

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• Peter Fraunberger,

  Affiliations Private University of the Principality of Liechtenstein, Triesen, Liechtenstein, Medical Central Laboratories, Feldkirch, Austria

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• Heinz Drexel

  * E-mail: vivit@lkhf.at

  Affiliations Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation and Treatment (VIVIT), Feldkirch, Austria, Department of Medicine and Cardiology, Academic Teaching Hospital Feldkirch, Feldkirch, Austria, Private University of the Principality of Liechtenstein, Triesen, Liechtenstein, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America

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