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SUBMITTER: Pezzolesi MG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2847588 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pezzolesi Marcus G MG Skupien Jan J Mychaleckyj Josyf C JC Warram James H JH Krolewski Andrzej S AS
Seminars in nephrology 20100301 2
The Genetics of Kidneys in Diabetes (GoKinD) study was initiated to facilitate research aimed at identifying genes involved in diabetic nephropathy (DN) in type 1 diabetes. In this review, we present an overview of this study and the various reports that have used its collection. At the forefront of these efforts is the recent genome-wide association scan implemented on the GoKinD collection. We highlight the results from our analysis of these data and describe compelling evidence from animal mo ...[more]