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Role of GLUT1 gene in susceptibility to diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetes.
Kidney international - 1 Feb 2001
Grzeszczak W, Moczulski D K, Zychma M, Zukowska-Szczechowska E, Trautsolt W, Szydlowska I
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The XbaI polymorphism in the glucose transporter GLUT1 gene has been implicated in the development of diabetic nephropathy in Chinese type 2 diabetes patients. METHODS: To examine whether the XbaI polymorphism is involved in the development of diabetic nephropathy in Caucasian type 2 diabetes patients, a large case control study was performed. The study group of 444 patients with type 2 diabetes...
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