Abstract
Diabetic nephropathy is a common, complex disease with a clear genetic predisposition. Human gene association studies are beginning to bear fruit by identifying gene loci that increase diabetic nephropathy risk. Chua et al. report a similar study in diabetic mice that reveals a major nephropathy locus on chromosome 8. Could this be a human nephropathy gene? Time will tell, but such findings will at least improve the use of mouse models of human kidney disease.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 431-432 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Kidney International |
Volume | 78 |
Issue number | 5 |
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State | Published - Sep 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nephrology