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A genetic variant on chromosome 2 is strongly linked with kidney failure in diabetic women but not in men, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).
The findings may help explain gender-specific differences in kidney failure, as well as why some diabetic women are prone to develop kidney failure.
Worldwide, more than 370 million people have diabetes, which is the leading cause of kidney failure, or end stage renal disease. Within the non-diabetic population, women are relatively protected from kidney failure until menopause, but this protection is reduced in diabetic women.
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-09-genetic-variant-linked-kidney-failure.html
The findings may help explain gender-specific differences in kidney failure, as well as why some diabetic women are prone to develop kidney failure.
Worldwide, more than 370 million people have diabetes, which is the leading cause of kidney failure, or end stage renal disease. Within the non-diabetic population, women are relatively protected from kidney failure until menopause, but this protection is reduced in diabetic women.
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-09-genetic-variant-linked-kidney-failure.html