Article
HLA-DRB1*03 as a risk factor for microalbuminuria in same duration of type 1 diabetes: a case control study.
BMC nephrology - 31 Mar 2016
Ražanskaitė-Virbickienė Dovilė, Danytė Evalda, Žalinkevičius Rimantas
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Increased urinary albumin excretion rate is the earliest clinical manifestation of diabetic nephropathy. The development of microalbuminuria in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) usually begins 5 to 15 years after the onset of diabetes. The rate of progression of diabetic nephropathy varies considerably among patients and not always can be explained solely by glycaemic control. The evidence...
Topics
- Adult
- Albuminuria
- Case-Control Studies
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- HLA-DRB1 Chains
- Humans
- Male
- Young Adult
