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Association between the angiotensin-converting enzyme-insertion/deletion polymorphism and diabetic nephropathy: a methodologic appraisal and systematic review.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Sept 1998
Kunz R, Bork J P, Fritsche L, Ringel J, Sharma A M
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies have implicated a variant of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene (ACE), associated with increased activity of this enzyme, in the development and progression of diabetic nephropathy. This study provides a systematic review of all cross-sectional, case-control, and cohort studies in patients with insulin-dependent (IDDM) or non-insulin-dependent (NIDDM) diabetes mellitus of any race, examining...
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