Genes for diabetic nephropathy: sweet prospects on the horizon.
Familial aggregation of diabetic nephropathy has suggested an important role for hereditary factors in the development of this trait. Osterholm et al. provide further evidence that a gene on chromosome 3q confers susceptibility to this diabetic complication.
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Department of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Chua
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Gharavi
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D002893:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3 / Q000235:genetics*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000235:genetics*; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans