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Association between variation in the actin-binding gene caldesmon and diabetic nephropathy in type 1 diabetes.
Diabetes - 1 Apr 2004
Conway Bryan R, Maxwell A Peter, Savage David A, Patterson Chris C, Doran Peter P, Murphy Madeline, Brady Hugh R, Fogarty Damian G
Abstract excerpt
Dysfunction of the actin cytoskeleton is a key event in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy. We previously reported that certain cytoskeletal genes are upregulated in mesangial cells exposed to a high extracellular glucose concentration. One such gene, caldesmon, lies on chromosome 7q35, a r...
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