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Association between angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism and diabetic retinopathy in the Chinese population.
Journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system : JRAAS - 1 Jun 2012
Lu Yan, Ge Yirui, Hu Qinrui, Shi Yuhua, Xue Chunyan, Shi Yao, Chen Suihua, Huang Zhenping
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OBJECTIVE: The angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene has been implicated in the development of diabetic retinopathy (DR). However, the results have been conflicting. In this study, we performed a meta-analysis to assess the association of insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism in the ACE gene with DR in the Chinese population. METHODS: Published literature from PubMed, CNKI, CBM and Wanfang Data were retrieved....
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