Serum uric acid and renal function in patients with type 1 diabetes: a nationwide study in Brazil

Abstract Background Diabetes nephropathy is a microvascular complication associated with high morbidity and mortality in patients with type 1 diabetes, and its pathogenesis is not fully understood. Our aim was to evaluate the association between levels of serum uric acid and renal function assessed...

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Main Authors: Marcela Haas Pizarro, Deborah Conte Santos, Bianca Senger Vasconcelos Barros, Laura Gomes Nunes de Melo, Marilia Brito Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13098-018-0324-7