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Renoprotective effects of losartan in diabetic nephropathy: interaction with ACE insertion/deletion genotype?
Kidney international - 1 Jul 2002
Andersen Steen, Tarnow Lise, Cambien Francois, Rossing Peter, Juhl Tina R, Deinum Jaap, Parving Hans-Henrik
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BACKGROUND: The beneficial short- and long-term renoprotective effects of angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition are lower in albuminuric diabetic patients homozygous for the deletion compared to the insertion polymorphism of the ACE gene. In an attempt to overcome this interaction, we evaluated the short-term renoprotective effect in diabetic nephropathy of the angiotensin II receptor antagonist...
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