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Role of ACE and AGT gene polymorphisms in genetic susceptibility to diabetes mellitus type 2 in a Brazilian sample.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 29 Dec 2015
Wollinger L M, Dal Bosco S M, Rempe C, Almeida S E M, Berlese D B, Castoldi R P, Arndt M E, Contini V, Genro J P
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the current study was to investigate the association between the InDel polymorphism in the angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene (ACE) and the rs699 polymorphism in the angiotensinogen gene (AGT) and diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) in a sample population from Southern Brazil. A case-control study was conducted with 228 patients with DM2 and 183 controls without DM2. The ACE InDel polymorphism was...
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