Genetic factors in diabetic nephropathy

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1306-1316

  Freedman, Barry I ^a   Bostrom, Meredith ^a   Daeihagh, Pirouz ^a   Bowden, Donald W ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ALBUMINURIA; CHROMOSOME 18; CHROMOSOME 3; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; REVIEW;

ALBUMINURIA; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 18; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 3; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LINKAGE (GENETICS); PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 38449105971     PISSN: 15559041     EISSN: 1555905X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2215/CJN.02560607     Document Type: Review

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