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SUBMITTER: Makuc J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5581976 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bosnian journal of basic medical sciences 20170820 3
Gene polymorphisms associated with the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) have been extensively studied in diabetic nephropathy (DN) patients, due to therapeutic potential of targeting the RAAS and slowing down the disease progression. The aim of our study was to examine the association between angiotensinogen (AGT) gene polymorphisms (rs699 and rs4762) and DN in Caucasians with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). A total of 651 unrelated Slovenian (Caucasian) T2DM patients were tested for ...[more]