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[Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphism in a diabetic cohort and diabetic nephropathy].
Harefuah - 16 May 1999
Levinson O, Oren S, Yagil C, Sapojnikov M, Wechsler A, Bloch R, Yagil Y
Abstract excerpt
The renin-angiotensin system is thought to play an important role in the pathophysiology of kidney disease in diabetes. Previous studies have shown a possible association between the D allele of the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene, known to be associated with higher circulating levels of ACE, and increased risk of developing nephropathy in NIDDM. The present study investigated the distribution of ACE...
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