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Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism and Renoprotection in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Nephropathies
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 08/28/08

Ruggenenti P et al. - Evaluating the ACE I/D polymorphism is a reliable tool to identify patients at risk and those who may benefit the most of renoprotective therapy with ACE inhibitors or ARA. Moreover, it might help optimize prevention and intervention strategies at population levels, in particular, in countries where resources are extremely limited and 1 million patients continue to die every year of cardiovascular or renal disease.