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Impact of angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism on proteinuria and arterial hypertension.
Collegium antropologicum - 1 Sept 2013
Zivko Marijana, Kusec Rajko, Galesić Kresimir
Abstract excerpt
Proteinuria is the hallmark of renal disease. In essential hypertension the onset of de novo proteinuria is associated with faster rate of progression of disease. Some authors have suggested that the DD genotype of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene would be an adverse renal prognosis factor. It may also have different effects on the reduction of proteinuria by ACE inhibitors in patients with...
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