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Haptoglobin phenotype and diabetic nephropathy.
Diabetologia - 1 May 2001
Nakhoul F M, Zoabi R, Kanter Y, Zoabi M, Skorecki K, Hochberg I, Leibu R, Miller B, Levy A P
Abstract excerpt
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: To determine if the haptoglobin 2 allele is associated with an increased risk for the development of diabetic nephropathy. METHODS: This study included 110 consecutive normotensive subjects with Type I (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus and Type II (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus seen in two outpatient clinics in Israel. Diabetes duration was greater than 10 years for Type I diabetes...
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