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Angiotensin converting enzyme gene polymorphism and renal artery resistance in patients with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.
Life sciences - 1 Jan 1996
Fukumoto S, Ishimura E, Hosoi M, Kawagishi T, Kawamura T, Isshiki G, Nishizawa Y, Morii H
Abstract excerpt
The present study was carried out to elucidate whether renal hemodynamic changes are associated with angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphism in patients with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). We studied 32 Japanese patients with IDDM (aged 15 +/- 3 years in mean +/- SD) without renal failure or retinopathy. Renal hemodynamics were examined by duplex Doppler sonography and arterial...
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