Prevalence of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene insertion/deletion polymorphism in South Indian population with hypertension and chronic kidney disease | Zendy

R Shanmuganathan | Zendy; Kumaresan Ramanathan | Zendy; Prashant S. Giri | Zendy

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Prevalence of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene insertion/deletion polymorphism in South Indian population with hypertension and chronic kidney disease

Author(s) -

R Shanmuganathan,

Kumaresan Ramanathan,

Prashant S. Giri

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of postgraduate medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405

H-Index - 52

eISSN - 0972-2823

pISSN - 0022-3859

DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.166510

Subject(s) - medicine , kidney disease , genotype , angiotensin converting enzyme , confidence interval , context (archaeology) , population , gastroenterology , allele , endocrinology , blood pressure , gene , genetics , biology , paleontology , environmental health

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is associated with a high risk of developing further severe complications such as, cardiovascular disease and eventually End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) leading to death. Hypertension plays a key role in the progression of renal failure and is also a chief risk factor for the occurrence of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).

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