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High rates of coronary artery stenosis detected by angiography in diabetic renal transplant candidates

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boxed-textWitczak BJ et al. (2006) Routine coronary angiography in diabetic nephropathy patients before transplantation. Am J Transplant 6: 2403–2408

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The synopsis was written by Chloë Harman, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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  1. Adult Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program, Stanford University Medical Center, 750 Welch Road, Suite 200, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA jscand@stanford.edu

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  1. JD Scandling is Professor of Medicine and Medical Director of Adult Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.,

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