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Plasma Adrenomedullin and Allelic Variation in the ADM Gene and Kidney Disease in People With Type 2 Diabetes.
Diabetes - 1 Sept 2015
Velho Gilberto, Ragot Stéphanie, Mohammedi Kamel, Gand Elise, Fraty Mathilde, Fumeron Frédéric, Saulnier Pierre-Jean, Bellili-Munoz Naima, Bouby Nadine, Potier Louis, Alhenc-Gelas François, Marre Michel, Hadjadj Samy, Roussel Ronan
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Production of adrenomedullin (ADM), a vasodilator peptide, increases in response to ischemia and hypoxia in the vascular wall and the kidney. This may be an adaptive response providing protection against organ damage. We investigated the hypothesis that ADM has a nephroprotective effect in two prospective cohorts of patients with type 2 diabetes recruited in France. The highest tertile of plasma MR-proADM (a...
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