Article
Angiotensin converting enzyme gene polymorphism and renal hemodynamic function in early diabetes.
Kidney international - 1 Jan 1997
Miller J A, Scholey J W, Thai K, Pei Y P
Abstract excerpt
An insertion/deletion (I/D) of the human angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene is a major determinant of circulating ACE levels. Recent studies suggest that the ACE I/D polymorphism may influence the risk of developing nephropathy in patients with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), al...
Topics
- Adult
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
- Diabetic Nephropathies
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic
- Genotype
- Glomerular Filtration Rate
- Humans
- Inulin
- Kidney
- Male
- Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Renal Circulation
- p-Aminohippuric Acid
