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Excess of DD homozygotes in haemodialysed patients with type II diabetes. The Diabetic Nephropathy Study Group.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Mar 1997
Schmidt S, Strojek K, Grzeszczak W, Bergis K, Ritz E
Abstract excerpt
The role of the insertion/deletion polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene in the genesis of diabetic nephropathy has been controversial. It has recently been proposed that progression occurs more rapidly in individuals with diabetic and non-diabetic renal disease who are homozygous for the D allele. We studied 658 patients with type II diabetes, 347 without diabetic nephropathy and 311 with...
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