Type 2 diabetes mellitus and diabetic nephropathy with Angiotensin II type 1 receptor gene variants: A case control study in a Turkish population

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Bayramoglu A., Bayramoglu G., Guler H., Hazar G.

KUWAIT MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.52, no.4, pp.426-430, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 52 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Journal Name: KUWAIT MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE
  • Page Numbers: pp.426-430
  • Keywords: A1166C polymorphism, AT1 gene, diabetic nephropathy, type-2 diabetes, ESSENTIAL-HYPERTENSION, POLYMORPHISM, SYSTEM, DISEASES
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: This study was performed to determine the polymorphism frequencies of the Angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1) A1166C, and to examine the role of this polymorphism in type-2 diabetes (T2DM) and diabetic nephropathy (DN) development.