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Common variants in CNDP1 and CNDP2, and risk of nephropathy in type 2 diabetes.
Diabetologia - 1 Sept 2011
Ahluwalia T S, Lindholm E, Groop L C
Abstract excerpt
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Several genome-wide linkage studies have shown an association between diabetic nephropathy and a locus on chromosome 18q harbouring two carnosinase genes, CNDP1 and CNDP2. Carnosinase degrades carnosine (β-alanyl-L-histidine), which has been ascribed a renal protective effect as a scavenger of reactive oxygen species. We investigated the putative associations of genetic variants in CNDP1 and...
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