Lack of association between the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene (I/D) polymorphism and diabetic nephropathy in Tunisian type 2 diabetic patients

Lack of association between the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene (I/D) polymorphism and diabetic nephropathy in Tunisian type 2 diabetic patients

Objective. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism is associated with diabetic nephropathy and type 2 diabetes in the Tunisian population. Design. A case-control study was conducted among 141 unrelated type...

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Main Authors: Imen Arfa, Abdelmajid Abid, Sonia Nouira, Houda Elloumi-Zghal, Dhafer Malouche, Imen Mannai, Mohamed Majdi Zorgati, Nissaf Ben Alaya, Ahmed Rebai, Béchir Zouari, Slim Ben Ammar, Mohamed Chiheb Ben Rayana, Slama Hmida, Samira Blousa-Chabchoub, Sonia Abdelhak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2008-03-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3317/jraas.2008.002

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