ACE, angiotensin I converting enzyme, 1636

N. diseases: 1082; N. variants: 82
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0011881
Disease: Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy
0.600 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Thus, the ACE DD genotype in 509 non-Hispanic white NIDDM patients in a metropolitan area in the U.S. was independently associated with the presence of diabetic nephropathy and, therefore, may be potentially used as a marker for NIDDM patients at risk for developing diabetic nephropathy. 9264004 1997
CUI: C0011881
Disease: Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy
0.600 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Although we acknowledge certain problems in the design of the study the results in this large cohort suggest that the I/D polymorphism of the ACE gene does not play a major role in the development of DN. 9269698 1997
CUI: C0011881
Disease: Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy
0.600 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE In this study, poor glycaemic and blood pressure control were associated with a more rapid loss of renal function in diabetic nephropathy while polymorphism of the angiotensin converting enzyme gene was not. 9269704 1997
CUI: C0011881
Disease: Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy
0.600 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE It remains to be clarified by multi-center analysis using large numbers of patients whether the gene polymorphism of ACE is related to the progression of diabetic nephropathy to renal failure. 9350677 1997
CUI: C0011881
Disease: Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy
0.600 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE These observations suggest that increased ACE localization in glomeruli is likely to be one of the factors in the increased renin-angiotensin system activity in glomeruli in patients with diabetic nephropathy. 9469501 1998
CUI: C0011881
Disease: Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy
0.600 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE These data suggest that the ACE I/D polymorphism affects the risk for diabetic nephropathy, but not for diabetic retinopathy. 9498629 1998
CUI: C0011881
Disease: Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy
0.600 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE From these findings, it was concluded that genotype II for the ACE gene could be a marker for reduced risk of diabetic nephropathy. 9509566 1998
CUI: C0011881
Disease: Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy
0.600 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Angiotensin converting enzyme gene polymorphism and ACE inhibition in diabetic nephropathy. 9551410 1998
CUI: C0011881
Disease: Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy
0.600 Biomarker disease BEFREE We applied this novel strategy to test for linkage between DN and chromosomal regions containing genes for the ACE, angiotensinogen (AGT), and angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1). 9648845 1998
CUI: C0011881
Disease: Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy
0.600 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE In conclusion, these results suggest that the ACE DD genotype cannot be regarded as a risk factor for diabetic nephropathy, but may even be associated with diabetes duration and thus longevity in IDDM patients. 9660089 1998
CUI: C0011881
Disease: Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy
0.600 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Association between the angiotensin-converting enzyme-insertion/deletion polymorphism and diabetic nephropathy: a methodologic appraisal and systematic review. 9727374 1998
CUI: C0011881
Disease: Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy
0.600 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE In conclusion, this 9-year follow-up study does not support the hypothesis that the ACE I/D polymorphism is a major genetic marker of diabetic nephropathy in NIDDM patients. 9730698 1998
CUI: C0011881
Disease: Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy
0.600 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The results of this study are evidence that the risk of diabetic nephropathy in IDDM is influenced by genetic variability at the ACE locus, but the responsible variant is not the I/D polymorphism in intron 16. 9794558 1998
CUI: C0011881
Disease: Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy
0.600 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The genetic polymorphism of ACE levels has been linked in case-control studies to the susceptibility of developing cardiovascular diseases, especially myocardial infarction and diabetic nephropathy, and to the risk of progression of renal diseases. 9830503 1998
CUI: C0011881
Disease: Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy
0.600 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Using multivariate logistic regression analyses, we investigated the independent or synergistic effects of the ACE I/D and PAI-1 4G/5G polymorphisms on the development of diabetic nephropathy and macroangiopathy in 208 patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) over a 15 year period. 9844142 1998
CUI: C0011881
Disease: Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy
0.600 Biomarker disease BEFREE These results suggest that the ACE gene influences the onset and/or progression of diabetic nephropathy in patients with NIDDM with significant insulin resistance. 10023638 1999
CUI: C0011881
Disease: Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy
0.600 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The DD genotype of the ACE gene polymorphism is associated with progression of diabetic nephropathy to end stage renal failure in IDDM. 10099885 1999
CUI: C0011881
Disease: Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy
0.600 Biomarker disease CTD_human The DD genotype of the ACE gene polymorphism is associated with progression of diabetic nephropathy to end stage renal failure in IDDM. 10099885 1999
CUI: C0011881
Disease: Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy
0.600 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE A cross-sectional study was conducted to examine the relationship between glomerular hyperfiltration and ACE (I/D) polymorphism in 76 type 1 diabetic children and adolescents without diabetic nephropathy (mean +/- SD: age 16 +/- 3 years; diabetes duration 7 +/- 4 years; age at diabetes onset 9 +/- 4 years; HbA1c 9.5 +/- 1.9%). 10189542 1999
CUI: C0011881
Disease: Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy
0.600 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Although the ACE gene polymorphism's potential link to diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 1 diabetes has been debated, the most definitive studies show that an association exists. 10332539 1999
CUI: C0011881
Disease: Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy
0.600 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Greater ACE activity was associated with DD genotype, and its role in diabetic nephropathy remains to be elucidated. 10352194 1999
CUI: C0011881
Disease: Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy
0.600 Biomarker disease BEFREE We determined the relationship between the gene polymorphism of angiotensinogen (AGT), angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), or angiotensin II receptor (AT1R) and the progression of diabetic nephropathy in a multicenter trial of ethnically homogeneous Japanese patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes (NIDDM). 10364706 1999
CUI: C0011881
Disease: Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy
0.600 Biomarker disease BEFREE The ACE polymorphism appears to have a significant impact on the progression of diabetic nephropathy and may have therapeutic implications for identifying those individuals resistant to the effects of ACE inhibitors. 10391391 1999
CUI: C0011881
Disease: Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy
0.600 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The presence of the deletion allele of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) I/D polymorphism is associated with an excess risk of vascular disease and diabetic nephropathy. 10403609 1999
CUI: C0011881
Disease: Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy
0.600 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE These data provide evidence that deletion in the ACE gene is associated with the prevalence of proliferative retinopathy in type 1 diabetes and suggest that the DD genotype confers susceptibility to proliferative retinopathy independent of diabetic nephropathy 10480521 1999