title: Genes for diabetic nephropathy: sweet prospects on the horizon.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Karnib
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chua
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Gharavi
mesh_terms: D002893:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3 / Q000235:genetics*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000235:genetics*; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans