[Is microalbuminuria, an early marker of clinical nephropathy, also a cardiovascular risk factor?].

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Microalbuminuria is not only a predictor of diabetic nephropathy in type 1 diabetes, but also a potent marker of cardiovascular risk, especially in type 2 diabetes. Microalbuminuria also predicts cardiovascular morbidity in the general population. We describe semi-quantitative and quantitative methods for determination of low urinary excretion of albumin. Pathogenetic hypotheses common to both renal and...

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