POLYMORPHISM IN THE ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME (ACE) GENE AND ACE ACTIVITY IN TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS

Diabetes mellitus is a multifactorial disease. It has recently been shown that an insertion (I)/deletion (D) polymorphism exists in the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene that can affect the serum ACE level. There are three genotypes: DD, DI, and II, with the ACE level being highest in DD, int...

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Main Authors: A Nikzamir, M Nakhjavani, T Golmohammadi, L Dibai, R Saffary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2008-08-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/3482