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Susceptible mice: identifying a diabetic nephropathy disease locus using a murine model.
Kidney international - 1 Sept 2010
Brosius Frank C
Abstract excerpt
Diabetic nephropathy is a common, complex disease with a clear genetic predisposition. Human gene association studies are beginning to bear fruit by identifying gene loci that increase diabetic nephropathy risk. Chua et al. report a similar study in diabetic mice that reveals a major nephropathy locus on chromosome 8. Could this be a human nephropathy gene? Time will tell, but such findings will at least improve...
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