Polymorphism of the angiotensin converting enzyme gene and clinical aspects of IgA nephropathy.

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Polymorphism of the angiotensin converting enzyme gene and clinical aspects of IgA nephropathy.

Clinical nephrology - 1 Aug 1995

Yorioka T, Suehiro T, Yasuoka N, Hashimoto K, Kawada M

Abstract excerpt

To investigate the relationship between the insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene and the onset and progression of IgA nephropathy, we studied this polymorphism in 48 patients (21 males and 27 females) with IgA nephropathy and 104 normal controls (5...

Topics

Adult
Alleles
Biopsy
Disease Progression
Female
Genotype
Glomerulonephritis, IGA
Humans
Male
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Genetic

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