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Association of angiotensin-converting enzyme gene insertion/deletion polymorphism with metabolic syndrome in Iranians with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Archives of Iranian medicine - 1 Jan 2008
Nikzamir Abdolrahim, Nakhjavani Manouchehr, Golmohamadi Taghi, Dibai Ladan
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BACKGROUND: Angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphism has been shown to be associated with diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery diseases, and diabetic nephropathy. The objective of this study was to investigate whether angiotensin-converting enzyme gene insertion/deletion polymorphism is associated with metabolic syndrome in Iranians with type 2 diabetes mellitus. METHODS: A total of 170...
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