Genetic variants of ACE (Insertion/Deletion) and AGT (M268T) genes in patients with diabetes and nephropathy

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) has been a growing epidemic worldwide and poses a major socio-economic challenge. The leading cause of DM death is nephropathy due to end-stage renal disease (ESRD). This study aims to identify the possible association of I/D variants of the ACE gene and M268T (r...

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Main Authors: Rozeena Shaikh, Syed M Shahid, Qaisar Mansoor, Muhammad Ismail, Abid Azhar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2014-06-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320313512390