Genetic studies on diabetic microvascular complications: Focusing on genome-wide association studies

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 147-158

  Kwak, Soo Heon ^a   Park, Kyong Soo ^a,b,c  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Genetics; Genome wide association study; Microvascular complication; Nephropathy; Neuropathy; Retinopathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84946545351     PISSN: 2093596X     EISSN: 20935978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3803/EnM.2015.30.2.147     Document Type: Review

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