Association Between the ACE Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism and Risk of Lower-Limb Amputation in Patients With Long-Standing Type 1 Diabetes
Author(s) -
Kamel Mohammedi,
Yawa Abouleka,
Charlyne Carpentier,
Louis Potier,
Séverine Dubois,
Ni Foussard,
Vincent Rigalleau,
JeanFrançois Gautier,
Pierre Gourdy,
G. Charpentier,
Ronan Roussel,
André Scheen,
B. Bauduceau,
Samy Hadjadj,
François Alhenc–Gelas,
Michel Marre,
Gilberto Velho
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
diabetes care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636
H-Index - 363
eISSN - 1935-5548
pISSN - 0149-5992
DOI - 10.2337/dc21-0973
Subject(s) - medicine , amputation , hazard ratio , diabetes mellitus , odds ratio , type 2 diabetes , genotype , confounding , proportional hazards model , diabetic foot , prospective cohort study , surgery , confidence interval , gastroenterology , endocrinology , genetics , biology , gene
The ACE insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism has been widely studied in people with diabetes, albeit not with regard to lower-limb amputation (LLA). We examined associations among this polymorphism, plasma ACE concentration, and LLA in people with type 1 diabetes.
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