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Aldose reductase gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to microvascular complications in Type 2 diabetes.
Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association - 1 Dec 2004
Sivenius K, Niskanen L, Voutilainen-Kaunisto R, Laakso M, Uusitupa M
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: The gene encoding the human aldose reductase, the first and rate-limiting enzyme of the polyol pathway of glucose metabolism, is a promising candidate gene which may contribute to diabetic microvascular complications. We investigated the association of two previously reported DNA sequence variants of this gene, the C-106T polymorphism and the (CA)(n) dinucleotide repeat marker, with the risk of albuminuria...
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