ACE genotype, phenotype and all-cause mortality in different cohorts of patients with type 1 diabetes

Aims: Carrying the D-allele of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) I/D polymorphism and high ACE activity are prognostic factors in diabetic nephropathy, which predicts mortality in type 1 diabetes. We studied the association between the ACE D-allele and ACE phenotype and long-term all-cause mor...

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Main Authors: Louise H Færch, Anne-Sophie Sejling, Maria Lajer, Lise Tarnow, Birger Thorsteinsson, Ulrik Pedersen-Bjergaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2015-06-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320313494431