Diabetes
Study results from Case Western Reserve University broaden understanding of diabetes
Published in Diabetes Week, May 7th, 2007
Investigators publish new data in the report "Mining the genome for susceptibility to diabetic nephropathy: the role of large-scale studies and consortia." According to a study from the United States, "Approximately 30% of individuals with type 1 and type 2 diabetes develop persistent albuminuria, lose renal function, and are at increased risk for cardiovascular and other microvascular complications. Diabetes and kidney diseases rank within the top 10 causes of death in Westernized countries and cause significant morbidity."
"Given these observations, genetic, genomic, and proteomic investigations have been initiated to better define basic mechanisms for disease...
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