Chronic renal insufficiency among Asian Indians with type 2 diabetes: I. Role of RAAS gene polymorphisms

• Main Authors: Chandra T Satish (Author), Nagendra R (Author), Rao AR (Author), Sharma AK (Author), Gupta Rajeev (Author), Gupta Arvind (Author), Ammini AC (Author), Kumar KM Prasanna (Author), Tiwari Arun K (Author), Prasad Pushplata (Author), Tiwari SC (Author), Rastogi Priyanka (Author), Gupta B Lal (Author), Thelma BK (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2006-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Renal failure in diabetes is mediated by multiple pathways. Experimental and clinical evidences suggest that renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) has a crucial role in diabetic kidney disease. A relationship between the RAAS g...