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Association of ELMO1 gene polymorphisms with diabetic nephropathy in Chinese population.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 May 2013
Wu H Y, Wu Y H, Wang Y, Chen M, Zhang X, Wang D, Pan Y, Li L, Liu D, Dai X M, Dai M X
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic variations in the engulfment and cell motility 1 (ELMO1) gene have recently been identified to be associated with nephropathy attributed to Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Since T2DM-associated complications are proved to be more common among Asians than Western individuals, and Chinese people have a high incidence of diabetic nephropathy (DN), this study sought to analyze the association of...
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