Article
Polymorphism of the angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene in diabetic nephropathy in type II diabetic patients with proliferative retinopathy.
Renal failure - 1 Jan 1998
Hanyu O, Hanawa H, Nakagawa O, Tani N, Andou N, Aizawa Y, Shibata A
Abstract excerpt
Recently, deletion (D)/insertion (I) polymorphism in the Angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) gene has been suggested to be related to the development of diabetic nephropathy in type I diabetes mellitus. This hypothesis, however, remains controversial. Differences in clinical states between pati...
Topics
- Case-Control Studies
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Diabetic Nephropathies
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Female
- Gene Deletion
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Risk Factors