Apolipoprotein E2, renal failure and lipid abnormalities in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

doi:10.1016/0021-9150(94)90021-3

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Apolipoprotein E2, renal failure and lipid abnormalities in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

Atherosclerosis - 1 Jun 1994

Horita K, Eto M, Makino I

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The association of apolipoprotein E (apo E) genetic polymorphism, particularly apo E2, with renal failure (plasma creatinine > or = 1.4 mg/dl, and urinary albumin excretion index > or = 300 mg/g.creatinine and/or persistent proteinuria) was investigated in 57 non-insulin-dependent diabetic (NIDDM...

Topics

Albuminuria
Alleles
Apolipoprotein E2
Apolipoproteins E
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Diabetic Nephropathies
Female
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic
Lipids
Lipoproteins
Male
Middle Aged
Phenotype

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