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Atherosclerosis of carotid arteries and the ace insertion/deletion polymorphism in subjects with diabetes mellitus type 2.
International angiology : a journal of the International Union of Angiology - 1 Mar 2002
Diamantopoulos E J, Andreadis E, Kakou M, Vlachonikolis I, Vassilopoulos C, Giannakopoulos N, Tarassi K, Papasteriades C, Nicolaides A, Raptis S
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BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to investigate the association of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism with the ultrasonographically evaluated severity and characteristics of carotid artery atherosclerosis in subjects with diabetes mellitus type 2. METHODS: We assessed 184 subjects with diabetes mellitus type 2, 75 males and 109 females, mean age 61.4+/-7.7...
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