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SUBMITTER: De Cosmo S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6584132 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 20120523 12
<h4>Background</h4>We investigated whether the coronary artery disease (CAD) locus on chromosome 9p21 (as represented by single nucleotide polymorphism rs2383206) is associated with low estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) or increased urinary albumin excretion in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).<h4>Methods</h4>Four samples, including a total of 3167 patients, were studied. The presence of low eGFR (<60 mL/min/1.73m(2)) was estimated from serum creatinine by means of the Mod ...[more]