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Association between the Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Genetic Polymorphism and Diabetic Retinopathy-A Meta-Analysis Comprising 10,168 Subjects.
International journal of environmental research and public health - 15 Nov 2016
Luo Shasha, Shi Chao, Wang Furu, Wu Zhifeng
Abstract excerpt
Aims-to address the inconclusive findings of the association of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism on risk of diabetic retinopathy (DR), a meta-analysis was conducted. Methods-we conducted a meta-analysis on 4252 DR cases and 5916 controls from 40 published studies by searching electronic databases and reference lists of relevant articles. A random-effects or fixed-effects...
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