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[Association of the renin-angiotensin system gene polymorphism with nephropathy in type II diabetes].
Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - 1 Aug 2002
Buraczyńska Monika, Ksiazek Piotr, Łopatyński Jerzy, Spasiewicz Danuta, Nowicka Teresa, Ksiazek Andrzej
Abstract excerpt
Diabetic nephropathy is the most frequent cause of end-stage renal failure. One of the crucial factors in a development of renal and cardiovascular complications of diabetes is genetic predisposition. The genes of the renin-angiotensin system are important group of candidate genes involved in pathogenesis of chronic renal diseases. The purpose of our study was the evaluation of a possible role of genetic...
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