The effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism on the progression of immunoglobulin A nephropathy in Malaysian patients

• Main Authors: Draman, Che Rosle, Kong , NCT, Gafor, AH, Rahman, AFA, Zainuddin , S, Mustaffa, WMW, Radzi, AM, Shamsul , AS
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Medical Association 2008
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/33489/3/4911a12.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/33489/; http://smj.sma.org.sg/smjmainpages/4911main.html
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Introduction: Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphism, especially the deletion/deletion (DD) genotype, is associated with the disease progression of immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy patients in various studies from both Asia Pacific and European populations. However, recent studies w...