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Proteinuria and angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphism.
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore - 1 May 2000
Woo K T, Lau Y K
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INTRODUCTION: Although proteinuria is traditionally regarded as the result of glomerular damage, recent evidence suggests that proteinuria can directly cause renal damage through lysosomal injury, growth factor induced tubular fibrosis and transcriptase genes which trigger vasoactive and inflammatory renal damage. The renin angiotensin system which releases angiotensin, a most powerful vasoconstrictor and...
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