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Genetics of new-onset diabetes after transplantation.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 May 2014
McCaughan Jennifer A, McKnight Amy Jayne, Maxwell Alexander P
Abstract excerpt
New-onset diabetes after transplantation is a common complication that reduces recipient survival. Research in renal transplant recipients has suggested that pancreatic β-cell dysfunction, as opposed to insulin resistance, may be the key pathologic process. In this study, clinical and genetic factors associated with new-onset diabetes after transplantation were identified in a white population. A joint analysis...
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