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Association of angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene insertion/deletion polymorphism and IgA nephropathy: a meta-analysis.
American journal of nephrology - 1 Jan 2006
Yong Du, Qing Wu Qing, Hua Liang, Kan Jia Jing, Xi Chen Jia, Jin Qin Qiao, Chao Shen Han
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) gene insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism has been extensively examined for the association with immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy (IgAN), however, conflicting results have occurred. We performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the association of ACE I/D polymorphism with IgAN in different ethnic groups. METHODS: 11 studies testing the association between...
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