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The CTGF gene −945 G/C polymorphism is not associated with cardiac or kidney complications in subjects with type 2 diabetes

BACKGROUND: Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) has been implicated in the cardiac and kidney complications of type 2 diabetes, and the CTGF −945 G/C polymorphism is associated with susceptibility to systemic sclerosis, a disease characterised by tissue fibrosis. This study investigated the assoc...

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Autores principales: Patel, Sheila K, Wai, Bryan, MacIsaac, Richard J, Grant, Sharon, Velkoska, Elena, Ord, Michelle, Panagiotopoulos, Sianna, Jerums, George, Srivastava, Piyush M, Burrell, Louise M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3439260/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22533709
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2840-11-42