Diabetic nephropathy: an inherited disease or just a diabetic complication?

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Type 2 diabetic nephropathy is the most common cause of end-stage renal disease in western Europe and the United States. Although patients with overt nephropathy generally experience greater cumulative glycemic exposure, the difference in glycemic control between patients developing nephropathy and to those who did not could not be demonstrated. This observation is consistent with the finding that factors other...

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