About the Authors
- Giuseppe Penno
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Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Anna Solini
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Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Giacomo Zoppini
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Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
- Cecilia Fondelli
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Affiliation Diabetes Unit, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
- Roberto Trevisan
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Affiliation Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
- Monica Vedovato
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Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
- Gabriella Gruden
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
- Olga Lamacchia
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Affiliation Department of Medical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
- Antonio E. Pontiroli
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Surgery and Odontoiatrics, San Paolo Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Maura Arosio
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Affiliation Endocrinology Unit, San Giuseppe Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Emanuela Orsi
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Affiliation Diabetes Unit, IRCCS “Cà Granda—Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico” Foundation, Milan, Italy
- Giuseppe Pugliese
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* E-mail: giuseppe.pugliese@uniroma1.it
Affiliation Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, “La Sapienza” University, Rome, Italy
- for the Renal Insufficiency And Cardiovascular Events (RIACE) Study Group
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¶A complete list of the RIACE Investigators can be found as supporting information (see
S1 RIACE Investigators ).
Competing Interests
This work was supported by the Research Foundation of the Italian Society of Diabetology (Fo.Di.Ri.) and the Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (D.E.M.) Foundation, and by unconditional grants from Eli-Lilly, Takeda, Chiesi Farmaceutici and Boehringer-Ingelheim. The sponsors had no role in design and conduct of the study; collection, management, and interpretation of the data; or preparation, review, and approval of the manuscript. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.”.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: GPe AS GPu. Performed the experiments: GPe AS GZ CF RT MV GG OL AP MA EO GPu. Analyzed the data: GPe AS EO GPu. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GPe AS GZ CF RT MV GG OL AP MA EO GPu. Wrote the paper: GPu. revised critically the article for important intellectual content or approved the final version to be published GPe AS GZ CF RT MV GG OL AP MA EO.