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Renal disease: environment, race, or genes?
Ethnicity & disease - 1 Jan 2006
Adler Sharon
Abstract excerpt
Diabetic nephropathy is over-represented in people of color. This reflects both environmental and genetic factors. Numerous studies assess the effects of access to care and patient adherence in the development of kidney diseases. After correcting for these factors, genetic influences remain. Genetic approaches to discerning genes that predispose to diabetic nephropathy include candidate gene approaches, linkage...
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