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Relationships between angiotensin I converting enzyme gene polymorphism, plasma levels, and diabetic retinal and renal complications.
Diabetes - 1 Mar 1994
Marre M, Bernadet P, Gallois Y, Savagner F, Guyene T T, Hallab M, Cambien F, Passa P, Alhenc-Gelas F
Abstract excerpt
Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), cardiovascular morbidity, and vital prognosis are linked to diabetic nephropathy, which is probably determined by renal hemodynamic abnormalities and by a genetic predisposition. Angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) regulates systemic and renal circulations through angiotensin II formation and kinins metabolism. Plasma and cellular ACE levels are genetically...
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