Urinary podocyte-associated mRNA profile in various stages of diabetic nephropathy.

BACKGROUND: Podocyte injury and subsequent excretion in urine play a crucial role in the pathogenesis and progression of diabetic nephropathy (DN). Quantification of messenger RNA (mRNA) expression in urinary sediment by real-time PCR is emerging as a noninvasive method of screening DN-associated bi...

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Main Authors: Min Zheng, Lin-Li Lv, Jie Ni, Hai-Feng Ni, Qing Li, Kun-Ling Ma, Bi-Cheng Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3105067?pdf=render