The role of genetic susceptibility in diabetic nephropathy: Evidence from family studies

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1543-1546

  Fava, Stephen ^a,b   Hattersley, Andrew T ^b  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (Malta)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; ENDOTHELIUM LESION; FAMILIAL INCIDENCE; FAMILY STUDY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALNUTRITION; MICROALBUMINURIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION;

EID: 0036713994     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/17.9.1543     Document Type: Editorial

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