Article
Association of ACE2 gene functional variants with gestational diabetes mellitus risk in a southern Chinese population.
Frontiers in endocrinology - 1 Jan 2022
Huang Gongchen, Liang Qiulian, Wang Yukun, Qin Linyuan, Yang Haili, Lin Lin, Yu Xiangyuan
Abstract excerpt
Objective: To explore the relationship between angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) genetic variants and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in a southern Chinese population. Methods: Potential functional variants (rs2106809, rs6632677, and rs2074192) of ACE2 were selected and genotyped in 566 GDM patients and 710 normal pregnaõncies in Guilin, China. The odds ratio (OR) and its corresponding 95% confidence...
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