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Identification of a xylosyltransferase II gene haplotype marker for diabetic nephropathy in type 1 diabetes.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Dec 2008
Hendig Doris, Tarnow Lise, Kuhn Joachim, Kleesiek Knut, Götting Christian
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BACKGROUND: Proteoglycans are major components of the glomerular basement membrane, being responsible for their permeability properties. Type 1 diabetic patients have an altered proteoglycan metabolism, which contributes to microvascular complications like diabetic nephropathy. Xylosyltransferase II (XT-II) is a chain-initiating enzyme in the biosynthesis of basement membrane proteoglycans and catalyzes the...
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