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From pharmacogenomics to improved patient outcomes: angiotensin I-converting enzyme as an example.
Diabetes technology & therapeutics - 1 Jan 2002
Moskowitz David W
Abstract excerpt
Here we report the utility of a molecular epidemiologic approach for common, polygenic diseases. Since 1992, the angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) deletion/deletion (D/D) genotype has been linked to several cardiovascular diseases, including diabetic nephropathy. Earlier, the ACE D/D genotype had been associated with excess tissue ACE activity. We have observed an association of the ACE D/D genotype with a...
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