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Examination of association with candidate genes for diabetic nephropathy in a Mexican American population.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - 1 Jun 2010
Kim Sulgi, Abboud Hanna E, Pahl Madeleine V, Tayek John, Snyder Susan, Tamkin James, Alcorn Harry, Ipp Eli, Nast Cynthia C, Elston Robert C, Iyengar Sudha K, Adler Sharon G
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a multifactorial complication characterized by persistent proteinuria in susceptible individuals with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Disease burden in people of Mexican-American descent is particularly high, but there are only a few studies that characterize genes for DN in this ethnic group. Two genes, carnosine dipeptidase 1 (CNDP1) and engulfment and cell...
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