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Association of chitotriosidase enzyme activity and genotype with the risk of nephropathy in type 2 diabetes.
Clinical biochemistry - 1 Apr 2016
Elmonem Mohamed A, Amin Hanan S, El-Essawy Riham A, Mehaney Dina A, Nabil Malak, Kamel Laila N, Farid Ibtisam M
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OBJECTIVE: The immune-inflammatory system has been implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy; however, many of the mechanisms involved remain unclear. Chitotriosidase enzyme is an active human chitinase and a major protein product of activated macrophages. Although playing an important role in innate and acquired immunity, chitotriosidase involvement in the development of diabetic nephropathy is...
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