Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 237-247 , March 2007

Genetics of Diabetic Nephropathy: Lessons From Mice

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 Supported by National Institutes of Health grant U01 DK61018.

PII: S0270-9295(07)00002-2

doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2007.01.001

Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 237-247 , March 2007