Article
Lack of relationship between an insertion/deletion polymorphism in the angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene and diabetic nephropathy and proliferative retinopathy in IDDM patients.
Diabetes - 1 May 1995
Tarnow L, Cambien F, Rossing P, Nielsen F S, Hansen B V, Lecerf L, Poirier O, Danilov S, Parving H H
Abstract excerpt
Genotypic abnormalities of the renin-angiotensin system have been suggested as a risk factor for the development of diabetic nephropathy and proliferative retinopathy. We studied the relationship between an insertion(I)/deletion (D) polymorphism in the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene in...
Topics
- Adult
- Case-Control Studies
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
- Diabetic Nephropathies
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
- Polymorphism, Genetic