Article
Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene and diabetes mellitus.
Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association - 1 Jun 1999
Kennon B, Petrie J R, Small M, Connell J M
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: The association of the insertion/deletion polymorphism in the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene with cardiovascular disease and diabetic nephropathy remains a controversial issue. This review aims to give an overview of the research to date assessing the impact of the ACE polymorphism in Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). METHODS: A systematic review of the literature was performed in the...
Topics
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Diabetic Angiopathies
- Diabetic Nephropathies
- Humans
- Mutation
- Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
