title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Dick
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: de Zeeuw
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Mark E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Molitch
mesh_terms: D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans