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International Journal of Diabetes & Clinical Diagnosis Volume 3 (2016), Article ID 3:IJDCD-119, 1 page
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-1499/2016/119
Letter to the Editor
Cystatin C Levels & Peripheral Arterial Disease in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Regarding Nephropathy

Abeer A. AL-Refai

Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menofia University, Shibin El Kom, Egypt
Dr. Abeer A. AL-Refai, Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menofia University, Shibin El Kom, Egypt; E-mail: drabeer1975@hotmail.com
06 August 2016; 27 October 2016; 29 October 2016
AL-Refai AA (2016) Cystatin C Levels & Peripheral Arterial Disease in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Regarding Nephropathy. Int J Diabetes Clin Diagn 3: 119. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-1499/2016/119

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