American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 2 , Pages 242-250 , August 2008

Association of Arachidonate 12-Lipoxygenase Genotype Variation and Glycemic Control With Albuminuria in Type 2 Diabetes

  • Yongmei Liu, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Yongmei Liu, MD, PhD, Department of Epidemiology, Division of Public Health Sciences, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC 27157.
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  • Barry I. Freedman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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  • Kathryn P. Burdon, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
    • Center for Human Genomics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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  • Carl D. Langefeld, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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  • Timothy Howard, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Human Genomics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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  • David Herrington, MD, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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  • David C. Goff Jr, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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  • Donald W. Bowden, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
    • Department of Biochemistry, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
    • Center for Human Genomics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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  • Lynne E. Wagenknecht, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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  • Catherine C. Hedrick, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
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  • Stephen S. Rich, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC

Received 15 August 2007 ,Accepted 5 December 2007.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.12.033 on March 24, 2008.

PII: S0272-6386(08)00067-X

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.12.033

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 2 , Pages 242-250 , August 2008