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The presence of allele D of angiotensin-converting enzyme polymorphism is associated with diabetic nephropathy in patients with less than 10 years duration of Type 2 diabetes.
Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association - 1 Sept 2005
Canani L H, Costa L A, Crispim D, Gonçalves Dos Santos K, Roisenberg I, Lisbôa H R K, Sarturi Tres G, Maia A L, Gross J L
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AIM: To investigate the association between angiotensin-converting enzyme gene I/D polymorphism and diabetic nephropathy (DN) in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) taking into consideration the known duration of DM. METHODS: Cross-sectional study with 982 patients categorized according to urinary albumin excretion (UAE) into normoalbuminuria (UAE < 20 microg/min or < 17 mg/l, 24-h timed urine or spot...
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