title: Angiotensin converting enzyme gene polymorphism and glomerular filtration rate changes in type 2 diabetic patients.
abstract: It has been suggested that an insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism in intron 16 of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene may be associated with diabetic nephropathy The aim of this study was to investigate whether an association exists between ACE I/D polymorphism and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in type 2 diabetes mellitus. A total of 128 type 2 diabetic patients were included in the study with the following ACE genotype distribution: DD 40, ID 58,11 30. I/D polymorphism was determined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Mean GFR was not statistically different according to ACE genotype (DD: 89.9 +/- 28.1 ml/min, ID: 99.5 +/- 25.1 ml/min, II: 96.6 +/- 19.6 ml/min). There was no significant difference in genotype distribution in normo-, micro- and macroalbuminuric patients (DD:ID:II [%], normo- 35:46:19, micro-28:55:17, macro- 31:55:14). ACE I/D polymorphism does not seem to be associated with GFR in type 2 diabetic patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Faculty, Gaziantep University, Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Araz
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Okan
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Celen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aynacioglu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006801:Humans; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
chemical_list: D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A