Article
Common genetic variants in dyslipidemia, inflammation, and angiogenesis pathways associated with diabetic nephropathy in Tunisians.
Endocrine - 10 Aug 2026
Moussa Amira, Methnani Jabeur, Hassine Refka, Abbes Houwaida, Ammar Mariem, Bjaoui Wided, Triki Sonia, Koubaa Afifa, Amor Dorra, Rejeb Nabila Ben, Neffati Fadoua, Najjar Med-Fadhel, Bouslama Ali, Omezzine Asma
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Dyslipidemia, inflammation and angiogenesis pathways contribute to the genetic susceptibility to diabetic nephropathy (DN) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This study investigated the association of common genetic variants; Apolipoprotein C1 (APOC1) rs4420638, C-C chemokine receptor type 5 (CCR5) rs1799987, C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 8 (CXCL8) rs4073, Matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP9) rs17576,...
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