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Non-muscle myosin heavy chain 9 gene MYH9 associations in African Americans with clinically diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus-associated ESRD.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Nov 2009
Freedman Barry I, Hicks Pamela J, Bostrom Meredith A, Comeau Mary E, Divers Jasmin, Bleyer Anthony J, Kopp Jeffrey B, Winkler Cheryl A, Nelson George W, Langefeld Carl D, Bowden Donald W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although MYH9 is strongly associated with biopsy-proven idiopathic and HIV-associated focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and clinically diagnosed 'hypertension-associated' end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in African Americans, its role in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)-associated ESRD is unclear. METHODS: To assess whether MYH9 was associated with T2DM-ESRD, 751 African Americans with T2DM-ESRD,...
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