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No association between MTHFR gene polymorphism and diabetic nephropathy in Japanese type II diabetic patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
Journal of diabetes and its complications - 1 Jan 2000
Fujita H, Narita T, Meguro H, Ishii T, Hanyu O, Suzuki K, Kamoi K, Ito S
Abstract excerpt
The development of diabetic nephropathy shows marked variation among individuals. Not only hyperglycemia, but also genetic factors may contribute to the development of diabetic nephropathy. Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is involved in remethylation of homocysteine to methionine. Dec...
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