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Polymorphisms of angiotensin converting enzyme and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 genes in diabetes and macroangiopathy1.
Kidney international - 1 Nov 1998
Kimura H, Gejyo F, Suzuki Y, Suzuki S, Miyazaki R, Arakawa M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: An insertion or deletion (I/D) polymorphism in the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene and a 4/5-guanine tract polymorphism (4G/5G) in the promoter region of the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) gene are associated with the plasma activities of these substances and with coronary heart disease. In smooth muscle cells and mesangial cells, the angiotensin II synthesized by ACE increases...
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