JW Goding, B Grobben, H Slegers - BBA-Molecular Basis of Disease, 2003 - Elsevier The ecto-nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase (E-NPP) multigene family
contains five members. NPP1-3 are type II transmembrane metalloenzymes
characterized by a similar modular structure composed of a short ... Cited by 100 - Related articles - All 4 versions
- ►endojournals.org TM Doherty, LA Fitzpatrick, D Inoue, JH Qiao … - Endocrine reviews, 2004 - Endocrine Soc Pathologists have recognized arterial calcification for over a century. Recent
years have witnessed a strong resurgence of interest in atherosclerotic plaque
calcification because it: 1) can be easily detected noninvasively; 2) ... Cited by 96 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
ML Caramori, M Mauer - Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension, 2003 - journals.lww.com Recent findings: There have been advances in the understanding of diabetic
nephropathy pathology. Clearly, structural changes may be advanced before any
clinical findings are apparent. Not all functional consequences of the ... Cited by 68 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
N Matsuoka, A Patki, HK Tiwari, DB Allison, … - International Journal of Obesity, 2005 - nature.com To test for association of the ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase
1 (ENPP1) K121Q polymorphism with body mass index (BMI) and diabetes in a large
sample of Caucasians and African-Americans by selectively genotyping ... Cited by 40 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
KG Ewens, RA George, K Sharma, FN … - Diabetes, 2005 - Am Diabetes Assoc Several lines of evidence, including familial aggregation, suggest that allelic
variation contributes to risk of diabetic nephropathy. To assess the evidence
for specific susceptibility genes, we used the transmission/disequilibrium ... Cited by 34 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►diabetesjournals.org S Hadjadj, F Péan, Y Gallois, P Passa, R … - Diabetes Care, 2004 - Am Diabetes Assoc RESULTS—The insulin resistance score of relatives was positively correlated
with the albumin excretion rate (P = 0.0009) and fasting plasma glucose (P =
0.0003) and HbA 1c (P < 0.0001) concentrations. This score was higher in ... Cited by 25 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
- ►asnjournals.org K Susztak, K Sharma, M Schiffer, P McCue, E … - Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 2003 - Am Soc Nephrol Clinical studies have identified risk factors that correlate with the
development of ESRD in diabetes. The presence of microalbuminuria, hypertension,
and poor glycemic control are the most important risk factors (3). It is ... Cited by 25 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
Y Makita, DK Moczulski, J Bochenski, AM … - American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 2003 - Elsevier The frequency of TT homozygotes did not vary significantly among the four
groups: 10% in controls, 15% in prevalent cases of ESRD, 13% in cases with
new-onset ESRD, and 11% in those who remained proteinuric during follow-up ... Cited by 18 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 13 versions
JN Harvey - Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension, 2003 - journals.lww.com Purpose of review To summarize recent trends in the prevalence of nephropathy
due to diabetes and to assess the causes of these changes. Such analysis may
influence our strategy to reduce the increasing numbers of cases. Recent ... Cited by 15 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions