Association between genetic polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme and diabetic nephropathy: a meta-analysis comprising 26,580 subjects

Introduction : The effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme ( ACE ) insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism on risk of diabetic nephropathy (DN) is still conflicting. The present meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the overall risk of this polymorphism associated with DN in different groups. Materi...

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Main Authors: Furu Wang, Qiaoqiao Fang, Ningle Yu, Deyu Zhao, Yimei Zhang, Jin Wang, Quan Wang, Xianfeng Zhou, Xingjiang Cao, Xiangyong Fan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2012-03-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320311417655