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Association of the novel cardiovascular risk factors paraoxonase 1 and cystatin C in type 2 diabetes.
Journal of lipid research - 1 Jun 2009
Connelly Philip W, Zinman Bernard, Maguire Graham F, Mamakeesick Mary, Harris Stewart B, Hegele Robert A, Retnakaran Ravi, Hanley Anthony J G
Abstract excerpt
Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) has been reported to be associated with proteinuria in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Plasma cystatin C is more accurate than creatinine for identifying stage 3 kidney disease in T2DM. We tested the hypothesis that PON1 and cystatin C would be associated in T2DM subjects from an Aboriginal Canadian community, who are at high risk for the development of nephropathy. PON1...
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