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Caldesmon over-expression in type 1 diabetic nephropathy.
Journal of diabetes and its complications - 1 Jan 2000
Millioni Renato, Iori Elisabetta, Lenzini Livia, Puricelli Lucia, Caroccia Brasilina, Arrigoni Giorgio, Rossi Gian Paolo, Tessari Paolo
Abstract excerpt
Substantial evidence supports a genetic susceptibility to develop nephropathy in type 1 diabetes and a key pathogenic role of actin cytoskeleton dysfunction in this complication. We previously reported that many cytoskeletal proteins were either up- or down-regulated in fibroblast cells from type 1 diabetic (T1DM) patients with nephropathy. The gene of one of these proteins, caldesmon, lies in a chromosomal...
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