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33, 34 Oxidative stress induced by smoking, overlaid on increased oxidative stress in patients with HT, DM or CKD, may have an important role in CKD onset and progression, although the precise nature of the nephrotoxic effect of cigarette smoking is not well understood (Figure 2)

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