title: Deletion/Deletion genotype of angiotensin-I converting enzyme gene is not associated with coronary artery disease in caucasians with type 2 diabetes.
abstract: In this study we analyzed the contribution of genetic variability of the insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the angiotensin-I converting enzyme (ACE) gene to the predisposition for coronary artery disease (CAD) in a group of patients with type 2 diabetes. The I/D ACE gene polymorphism was tested in 366 Caucasians with type 2 diabetes: 148 cases with CAD and 218 subjects with no history of CAD. We failed to demonstrate that the ACE DD genotype was a risk factor for CAD in Caucasians with type 2 diabetes (OR 2.0, 95% CI 0.9-4.7; p = 0.1). In conclusion, we provide evidence that the ACE deletion/deletion genotype is not a risk factor for CAD in Caucasians with type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Histology and Embryology, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana.
authors.forename: Ruda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zorc-Pleskovic
authors.forename: Natasa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Teran
authors.forename: Ales
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Plesković
authors.forename: Rifet
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Terzić
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Milutinović
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D017353:Gene Deletion; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D044465:White People / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A