Salt sensitivity of blood pressure and diabetic nephropathy
Ruth Kirby
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A recent study has investigated the salt sensitivity of blood pressure among offspring of patients with type 2 diabetes and diabetic nephropathy. The results indicate that these individuals are more likely to be 'salt sensitive' than the offspring of diabetic patients without diabetic nephropathy. This might suggest, say the researchers, that salt sensitivity of blood pressure represents an 'intermediate phenotype' in individuals genetically predisposed to diabetic nephropathy.
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