The Rate of Decline of Glomerular Filtration Rate May Not Be Associated with Polymorphism of the PPARγ2 Gene in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes and Nephropathy

The aim of the study was to investigate whether a Pro12Ala polymorphism in the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma 2 (PPARγ2) gene is associated with the progress of diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 1 diabetes. 197 Caucasian patients with type 1 diabetes and ethnically matched...

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Main Authors: Bingmei Yang, Hongxin Zhao, Beverley Ann Millward, Andrew Glen Demaine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:PPAR Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/523584