PubMed ID:
15642484
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2005
Affiliation: Diabetes and Arthritis Epidemiology Section, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2003.12.007
Authors:
Coresh J,
Kimmel PL,
Knowler WC,
Elston RC,
Family Investigation of Nephropathy and Diabetes Research Group,
Freedman BI,
Iyengar SK,
Olson JM,
Plaetke R,
Sedor JR,
Seldin MF
Studies:
Family Investigation of Nephropathy and Diabetes
The Family Investigation of Nephropathy and Diabetes (FIND) is a multicenter study designed to identify genetic determinants of diabetic nephropathy. It is conducted in eight U.S. clinical centers and a coordinating center, and with four ethnic groups (European Americans, African Americans, Mexican Americans, and American Indians). Two strategies are used to localize susceptibility genes: a family-based linkage study and a case-control study using mapping by admixture linkage disequilibrium (MALD).