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Insertion/deletion polymorphism in the angiotensin-I-converting enzyme gene is associated with coronary heart disease in IDDM patients with diabetic nephropathy.
Diabetologia - 1 Jul 1995
Tarnow L, Cambien F, Rossing P, Nielsen F S, Hansen B V, Lecerf L, Poirier O, Danilov S, Boelskifte S, Borch-Johnsen K
Abstract excerpt
Insulin-dependent diabetic (IDDM) patients with diabetic nephropathy have a highly increased morbidity and mortality from coronary heart disease. An insertion (I) /deletion (D) polymorphism in the angiotensin-I-converting enzyme (ACE) gene has been shown to be associated with coronary heart disease. Therefore, we have investigated the role of this ACE/ID polymorphism in 198 IDDM patients with diabetic nephropathy...
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