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Impact of the hypoxia-inducible factor-1 α (HIF1A) Pro582Ser polymorphism on diabetes nephropathy.
Diabetes care - 1 Feb 2013
Gu Harvest F, Zheng Xiaowei, Abu Seman Norhashimah, Gu Tianwei, Botusan Ileana Ruxandra, Sunkari Vivekananda Gupta, Lokman Ezarul Faradianna, Brismar Kerstin, Catrina Sergiu-Bogdan
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Hypoxia plays a major pathogenic role in diabetic nephropathy (DN). We have investigated in this study the effect of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 α subunit (HIF1A) genetic polymorphisms on the development of DN. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: In 1,165 American type 1 diabetic patients with and without DN selected from the Genetics of Kidneys in Diabetes (GoKinD) study, the HIF1A genetic polymorphisms were...
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