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The influence of the ACE ( I/D) polymorphism on systemic and renal vascular responses to angiotensins in normotensive, normoalbuminuric Type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Diabetologia - 1 Aug 2003
Luik P T, Hoogenberg K, Kerstens M N, Beusekamp B J, De Jong P E, Dullaart R P F, Navis G J
Abstract excerpt
AIM/HYPOTHESIS: The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system is important in diabetic nephropathy, with the angiotensin-converting-enzyme DD-genotype being a renal risk factor. The D-allele is associated with higher ACE concentrations, but functional consequences in diabetes mellitus are not known. To analyse these consequences, we assessed renal and systemic responsiveness to angiotensin I infusion, with the...
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