Genes for diabetic nephropathy: Sweet prospects on the horizon

Kidney International

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 94-96

  Karnib, H H ^a,b   Chua, S ^c   Gharavi, A G ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; FAMILY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING;

EID: 33846205654     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002022     Document Type: Note

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