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Predisposition to nephropathy in Polynesians is associated with family history of renal disease, not diabetes mellitus.
Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association - 1 Jan 2001
Thompson C F, Simmons D, Collins J F, Cecil A
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AIMS: Familial clustering of diabetes and nephropathy suggests that either common environmental or inherited mechanisms are important in developing diabetic nephropathy. If an inherited mechanism is important, the albumin excretion rate might be increased in those at future risk. This study aimed to determine whether people with a family history of diabetes or people with a family history of renal disease were...
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