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Evaluation of the insertion/deletion ACE gene polymorphism as a risk factor for carotid artery intima-media thickening and hypertension in young type 1 diabetic patients.
Diabetes care - 1 May 1998
Frost D, Pfohl M, Clemens P, Häring H U, Beischer W
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OBJECTIVE: To study the distribution of the insertion/deletion polymorphism of the ACE gene in young type 1 diabetic patients and to evaluate possible associations between the ACE genotype, arterial hypertension, and intima-media thickness (IMT) of the common carotid artery. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Study participants were 148 type 1 diabetic patients (56 men and 92 women), aged 14-44 years, with a diabetes...
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