Albuminuria in Afro-Caribbeans with Type 2 diabetes mellitus: Is the sickle cell trait a risk factor?

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 483-486

  Oli, J M ^a   Watkins, P J ^b   Wild, B ^b   Adegoke, O J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Afro Caribbeans; Albuminuria; Sickle cell trait; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN CARIBBEAN; AGED; ARTICLE; COLLEGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOTYPE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; PROTEINURIA; RISK FACTOR; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; UNITED KINGDOM; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; ALBUMINURIA; CARIBBEAN REGION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SICKLE CELL TRAIT;

EID: 2342502490     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2004.1134.x     Document Type: Article

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