ELMO1 and diabetic kidney disease: The rs741301 SNP in theELMO1 gene has been associated with increased risk of diabetic kidneydisease (DKD) in different populations (17,18,19,20,21,22,23).ELMO1 appears to contribute to renal damage by being involved in angiogenesis and in theaccumulation of oxidative stress (24,25).