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Deletion/Deletion genotype of angiotensin-I converting enzyme gene is not associated with coronary artery disease in caucasians with type 2 diabetes.
Collegium antropologicum - 1 Jun 2005
Zorc-Pleskovic Ruda, Teran Natasa, Plesković Ales, Terzić Rifet, Milutinović Aleksandra
Abstract excerpt
In this study we analyzed the contribution of genetic variability of the insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the angiotensin-I converting enzyme (ACE) gene to the predisposition for coronary artery disease (CAD) in a group of patients with type 2 diabetes. The I/D ACE gene polymorphism was tested in 366 Caucasians with type 2 diabetes: 148 cases with CAD and 218 subjects with no history of CAD. We failed to...
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