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Plasma Adrenomedullin, Allelic Variations in the ADM Gene, and Risk for Lower-Limb Amputation in People With Type 2 Diabetes.
Diabetes care - 7 Jul 2022
Potier Louis, Mohammedi Kamel, Saulnier Pierre-Jean, Fumeron Frédéric, Halimi Jean-Michel, Venteclef Nicolas, Marre Michel, Hadjadj Samy, Roussel Ronan, Velho Gilberto
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Patients with diabetes have an increased risk for lower-limb amputation (LLA), but biomarkers to assess risk of LLA are lacking. Adrenomedullin (ADM) is a vasodilator peptide that also plays a role in fluid and electrolyte homeostasis in the kidney, increasing natriuresis and diuresis. ADM was shown to be associated with cardiovascular and renal events in diabetes, but it was not investigated in terms...
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