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The angiotensin-converting enzyme DD genotype is associated with glomerulopathy lesions in type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes - 1 Jan 2002
Solini Anna, Dalla Vestra M, Saller Alois, Nosadini Romano, Crepaldi Gaetano, Fioretto Paola
Abstract excerpt
Genetic factors are important in conferring diabetic nephropathy (DN) risk. The insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the ACE gene has been described to be associated with DN risk and progression. The renal lesions underlying DN in type 2 diabetes are heterogeneous; only a subset of patients, characterized by a faster decline of renal function, have diabetic glomerulopathy. This study explored the relations...
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