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SUBMITTER: Ascencio-Montiel Ide J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3853578 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ascencio-Montiel Iván de Jesús Ide J Parra Esteban J EJ Valladares-Salgado Adán A Gómez-Zamudio Jaime H JH Kumate-Rodriguez Jesús J Escobedo-de-la-Peña Jorge J Cruz Miguel M
BMC medical genetics 20131011
<h4>Background</h4>Several studies in type 2 diabetes patients have shown significant associations between the SOD2 gene Val16Ala polymorphism and albuminuria, but this association has not been explored in the Mexican population.<h4>Methods</h4>We evaluated the association between the SOD2 gene Val16Ala polymorphism (rs4880) and macroalbuminuria in a sample of 994 unrelated Mexican type 2 diabetes patients. The study included 119 subjects with urinary albumin >300 mg/dL and 875 subjects with uri ...[more]