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Angiotensin-converting enzyme genotype in blacks with diabetic nephropathy: effects on risk of diabetes and its complications.
Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research - 1 Nov 2003
Crook Errol D, Genous Lori, Oliver Bonnie
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Among blacks, we have observed that diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a more frequent primary cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in women (approximately 50%) than in men (< 20%). In this study, we consider the role of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) polymorphism in determining this gender discrepancy and its role in the course of DN. METHODS: ACE genotype (I = insertion, D = deletion) was...
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