Evaluation of the association between the common E469K polymorphism in the ICAM-1 gene and diabetic nephropathy among type 1 diabetic patients in GoKinD population

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The ICAM-1 gene is a strong positional and biological candidate for susceptibility to the development of T1D and DN. We have recently demonstrated that SNP rs5498(E469K) confers susceptibility to the development of T1D and might be a...

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Main Authors: Efendic Suad, Brismar Kerstin, Zhang Dongying, Ma Jun, Gu Harvest F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-05-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/9/47