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Association between apolipoprotein E polymorphism and nephropathy in Iranian diabetic patients.
Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia - 1 Jan 2000
Karimoei Mostafa, Pasalar Parvin, Mehrabzadeh Mohsen, Daneshpour Maryam, Shojaee Maryam, Forouzanfar Katayoun, Razi Farideh
Abstract excerpt
Approximately one-third of diabetic patients develop evidence of nephropathy. Pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy (DN) remains unclear; however, some genetic and metabolic risk factors have been determined for the development and progression of DN. In the recent genetic studies, polymorphism of apolipoprotein E (ApoE) gene has been reported as a risk factor for the development of DN; however, the results are...
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