Article
[Genetics of diabetic complications: peripheral neuropathy].
Annales d'endocrinologie - 1 Feb 2004
Raccah D, Coste T C, Vague P
Abstract excerpt
Diabetic neuropathy is a common complication of type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus. Chronic hyperglycaemia and/or insulin deficiency in the peripheral nerve lead to metabolic and vascular disturbances, responsible for the functional alterations and the characteristic histological abnormalities observed in the nerve fibre. Recently, genetic factors have been described, suggestive of a predisposition and/or a...
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