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Genetic variation in the renin-angiotensin system modifies the beneficial effects of ACE inhibitors on the risk of diabetes mellitus among hypertensives.
Journal of human hypertension - 1 Nov 2008
Bozkurt O, Verschuren W M M, van Wieren-de Wijer B M A, Knol M J, de Boer A, Grobbee D E, Geerlings M I, Heerdink E R, Klungel O H
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The aim of this study was to assess whether the association between angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor use and the incidence of treated diabetes mellitus is modified by genetic polymorphisms in the renin-angiotensin system (RAS).In a nested case-control study, treated hypertensive patients were genotyped for ACE (insertion (I)/deletion (D)), angiotensinogen (AGT; M235T) and angiotensin II type 1...
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