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The role of ecto-nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase 1 in diabetic nephropathy.
Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia - 1 Dec 2011
Sortica Denise Alves, Crispim Daisy, Zaffari Guilherme Pozueco, Friedman Rogério, Canani Luis Henrique
Abstract excerpt
The increased prevalence of diabetes mellitus has caused a rise in the occurrence of its chronic complications, such as diabetic nephropathy (DN), which is associated with elevated morbidity and mortality. Familial aggregation studies have demonstrated that besides the known environmental risk factors, DN has a major genetic component. Therefore, it is necessary to identify genes associated with risk for or...
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