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C-106T polymorphism in promoter of aldose reductase gene is a risk factor for diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetes patients with poor glycaemic control.
Nephron. Experimental nephrology - 1 Jan 2005
Gosek Katarzyna, Moczulski Dariusz, Zukowska-Szczechowska Ewa, Grzeszczak Wladyslaw
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Excessive flux through the polyol pathway has long been thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of diabetic microvascular complications. Aldose reductase (AR) is the first and rate-limiting enzyme in the pathway that catalyses the reduction of glucose to sorbitol. A frequent C-106T polymorphism in the promoter of the AR gene has been described, which may change the expression of the gene. The aim...
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