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SUBMITTER: Lapice E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4358785 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lapice Emanuela E Monticelli Antonella A Cocozza Sergio S Pinelli Michele M Cocozza Sara S Bruzzese Dario D Riccardi Gabriele G Vaccaro Olga O
Journal of translational medicine 20150312
<h4>Objective</h4>Cross-sectional studies suggest the association between diabetic nephropathy and the PPARγ2 Pro12Ala polymorphism of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ2 (PPARγ2). Prospective data are limited to microalbuminuria and no information on renal function is available to date. The present study evaluates the association between the Pro12Ala polymorphism of PPARγ2 and the progression of albuminuria and decay in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in type 2 diabetes.<h4>Patie ...[more]