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ACE I/D polymorphism is associated with mortality in a cohort study of patients starting with dialysis.
Kidney international - 1 Nov 2005
van der Sman-de Beer Femke, Verhagen Claudia, Rombach Saskia M, Boorsma Peter, van Manen Jeannette G, Korevaar Johanna C, van den Bogaard Ruud, Boeschoten Elisabeth W, Krediet Raymond T, Navis Gerjan J, Vandenbroucke Jan P, Dekker Friedo W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In dialysis patients, only a few follow-up studies have addressed the relationship between the insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism in the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene and mortality, but the available data are contradictory. METHODS: A cohort of 453 consecutive patients starting dialysis between January 1999 and January 2002 and participating in a Dutch multicenter prospective study was...
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