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Association between angiotensin converting enzyme gene polymorphism and clinical features in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
Life sciences - 1 Jan 1997
Uemasu J, Nakaoka A, Kawasaki H, Ishikawa I, Yoshino Y, Shio H, Nemoto R, Nakamura I, Morio S
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the association between angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphism and clinical manifestations in 47 patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). One-hundred, age- and sex-matched subjects with non-ADPKD served as the controls. ACE gene polymorphism was analysed using a GeneAnp kit. Renal size was determined by abdominal CT scan, by adding the longitudinal axis of...
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