Genetic Variation at the ACE Gene Is Associated With Persistent Microalbuminuria and Severe Nephropathy in Type 1 Diabetes: The DCCT/EDIC Genetics Study

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Genetic Variation at the ACE Gene Is Associated With Persistent Microalbuminuria and Severe Nephropathy in Type 1 Diabetes

¹Department of Medicine, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
²Program in Genetics and Genomic Biology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
³Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
⁴Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital, Prosserman Center for Health Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
⁵Leadership Sinai Centre for Diabetes, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada

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