Genes for diabetic nephropathy: sweet prospects on the horizon
- PMID: 17213854
- DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002022
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.
Comment on
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Genome-wide scan for type 1 diabetic nephropathy in the Finnish population reveals suggestive linkage to a single locus on chromosome 3q.Kidney Int. 2007 Jan;71(2):140-5. doi: 10.1038/sj.ki.5001933. Epub 2006 Oct 4. Kidney Int. 2007. PMID: 17021601
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