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Aldose reductase expression is induced by hyperglycemia in diabetic nephropathy.
Kidney international - 1 Jul 2001
Hodgkinson A D, Søndergaard K L, Yang B, Cross D F, Millward B A, Demaine A G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Despite good metabolic control, many patients with type 1 diabetes still develop nephropathy, implicating a role for genetic factors. Recent studies examining the regulatory region of the aldose reductase (ALR2) gene, the rate-limiting enzyme of the polyol pathway, support its role as a candidate gene for nephropathy. Here we report the quantitation of ALR2, together with sorbitol dehydrogenase mRNA...
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