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ACE gene polymorphism and proliferative retinopathy in type 1 diabetes: results of a case-control study.
Diabetes care - 1 Sept 1999
Rabensteiner D, Abrahamian H, Irsigler K, Hermann K M, Kiener H P, Mayer G, Kaider A, Prager R
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between the ACE insertion/deletion polymorphism and proliferative diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 1 diabetes of long duration. Based on epidemiological and pathophysiological findings, risk factors apart from glycemic control and duration of disease are likely to be involved in the development of proliferative retinopathy. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: In this...
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