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ApoE polymorphism and albuminuria in diabetes mellitus: a role for LDL in the development of nephropathy in NIDDM?
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Jan 1998
Boizel R, Benhamou P Y, Corticelli P, Valenti K, Bosson J L, Halimi S, Boize R
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BACKGROUND: Chronic hyperglycaemia stands with diabetes duration as the main predicting factor for the development of nephropathy in insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). In contrast, nephropathy in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) presents with a different natural history and, as well as atherosclerosis, can precede diabetes diagnosis and even the onset of patent hyperglycaemia. The role of...
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