Genes for diabetic nephropathy: Sweet prospects on the horizon
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Prediction of diabetic nephropathy: The need for a sweet biomarker.
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عنوان ژورنال: Kidney International
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0085-2538
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002022