Article
Association between the ENPP1 K121Q polymorphism and risk of diabetic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Sortica Denise Alves, Buffon Marjorie Piucco, Souza Bianca Marmontel, Nicoletto Bruna Bellicanta, Santer Andressa, Assmann Tais Silveira, Crispim Daisy, Canani Luis Henrique
Abstract excerpt
The potential association between the K121Q (A/C, rs1044498) polymorphism in the ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase (ENPP1) gene and risk of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) has been investigated. Nevertheless, the effect of this variant on DKD risk is still under debate, and conflicting results have been reported. To this date, no meta-analysis has evaluated the association of the K121Q polymorphism...
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