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Association of Pentraxin 3 Gene Polymorphisms with Susceptibility to Diabetic Nephropathy.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research - 25 Jan 2017
Zhu Hong, Yu Weihui, Xie Yuanyuan, Zhang Hailing, Bi Yan, Zhu Dalong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a major microvascular complication of diabetes. Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is a member of the acute-phase reactants superfamily and altered plasma levels of PTX3 are associated with DN. We performed a case-control study to analyze the relationship between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in PTX3 and the risk for DN in patients with type 2 diabetes. MATERIAL AND METHODS The...
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