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Genetic variant in the promoter of connective tissue growth factor gene confers susceptibility to nephropathy in type 1 diabetes.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Jun 2010
Wang Bing, Carter Rickey E, Jaffa Miran A, Nakerakanti Sashidhar, Lackland Daniel, Lopes-Virella Maria, Trojanowska Maria, Luttrell Louis M, Jaffa Ayad A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND The evidence for genetic susceptibility in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy is well recognised, but the genes involved remain to be identified. It is hypothesised that mutations within the gene encoding connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2) will increase the propensity of diabetic subjects to develop nephropathy. METHODS AND RESULTS Genomic screening was performed for single nucleotide...
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