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[Angiotensin converting enzyme gene polymorphism and type 2 diabetic nephropathy].
Hunan yi ke da xue xue bao = Hunan yike daxue xuebao = Bulletin of Hunan Medical University - 1 Dec 2003
Liao Lan, Lei Min-xiang, Chen Hui-ling
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OBJECTIVE: To prospectively clarify the relationship between angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism and diabetic nephropathy (DN) in Type 2 diabetic patients. METHODS: We examined 66 Type 2 diabetic patients with normal buminure. All patients suffered from diabetes mellitus for more than 5 years and matched well in age, body mass index (BMI), mean arterial pressure (MAP),...
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