Article
Association of the insertion/deletion polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene with type 2 diabetes in two ethnic groups of Jerba Island in Tunisia.
Journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system : JRAAS - 1 Mar 2009
Baroudi Thouraya, Bouhaha Rym, Moran-Moguel Chrystine, Sanchez-Corona Jose, Ben Maiz Hedi, Kammoun Abid Hafaoua, Benammar-Elgaaied Amel
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: The aim of the current study was to evaluate the role of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism on the prediction of type 2 diabetes in two ethnic populations from Jerba Island,Tunisia. METHODS: In this study, we analysed the genotypic and the allelic distributions of the ACE I/D polymorphism and conducted a case/control association study between healthy...
Topics
- Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
- Black People
- Case-Control Studies
- Cohort Studies
- Demography
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Ethnicity
- Female
- Gene Deletion
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Geography
- Humans