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Predicting the development of diabetic nephropathy and its progression.
Advances in chronic kidney disease - 1 Apr 2005
William Josette, Hogan Donn, Batlle Daniel
Abstract excerpt
Diabetes remains the number one cause of end-stage renal disease worldwide. Only about one third of diabetic patients develop nephropathy, and the risk appears to be, in part, genetically determined. In this article, we review clinical and genetic markers for the development and progression of diabetic nephropathy. Microalbuminuria remains the best available predictor of the subsequent development of nephropathy,...
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