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The DD genotype of the ACE gene polymorphism is associated with progression of diabetic nephropathy to end stage renal failure in IDDM.
Clinical nephrology - 1 Mar 1999
Vleming L J, van der Pijl J W, Lemkes H H, Westendorp R G, Maassen J A, Daha M R, van Es L A, van Kooten C
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BACKGROUND: The insertion-deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the angiotensin converting enzyme gene is a diallelic polymorphism that constitutes a genetic influence on the progression of renal diseases such as IgA nephropathy. Patients with the DD genotype have an accelerated progression towards end stage renal failure in these diseases. The role of the I/D polymorphism in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy in...
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