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Angiotensinogen M235T and chymase gene CMA/B polymorphisms are not associated with nephropathy in type II diabetes.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Dec 2000
Zychma M J, Zukowska-Szczechowska E, Lacka B I, Grzeszczak W
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BACKGROUND: Several studies have suggested that the same genetic factors may be involved in the predisposition to both essential hypertension and diabetic nephropathy, but the molecular mechanism underlying this predisposition still remains unclear. In particular, the role of genes involved in blood-pressure regulation and angiotensin II action is still controversial. This study examines a possible association...
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