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Association of ACE2 Genetic Variants With Blood Pressure, Left Ventricular Mass, and Cardiac Function in Caucasians With Type 2 Diabetes.
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PMID:  21993363     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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BackgroundCardiovascular disease is common in diabetes, and is associated with activation of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS). Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)2 is a recently described member of the RAS, and this study investigated whether ACE2 polymorphisms are associated with hypertension, left ventricular (LV) mass, and cardiac function in type 2 diabetes.MethodsVariants in ACE2 (rs1978124, rs2074192, rs4240157, rs4646156, rs4646188) were examined in 503 Caucasian subjects with type 2 diabetes. As ACE2 is located on the X chromosome, analyses were performed separately for men and women. Hypertension was defined by a history of hypertension, and/or antihypertensive medications or blood pressure (BP) >130/80 mm Hg. LV mass and systolic function (ejection fraction) were assessed by transthoracic echocardiography.ResultsIn men, hypertension was more prevalent with the ACE2 rs2074192 C allele (P = 0.023), rs4240157 G allele (P = 0.016) and rs4646188 T allele (P = 0.006). In men, the rs1978124 A allele was associated with a significantly lower ejection fraction compared to the G allele (62.3 ± 13.3 vs. 67.2 ± 10.9%, P = 0.002). This association remained significant after covariate adjustment for age, body mass index, hypertension, antihypertensive treatment, and BP. In women, the prevalence of hypertension was higher (P = 0.009) with the rs4240157 G allele, and the rs1978124 A allele was associated with significantly higher LV mass (P = 0.008).ConclusionsIn Caucasians with type 2 diabetes, genetic variation in ACE2 is associated with hypertension and reduced systolic function in men, and hypertension and increased LV mass in women.
Authors:
Sheila K Patel; Bryan Wai; Michelle Ord; Richard J Macisaac; Sharon Grant; Elena Velkoska; Sianna Panagiotopoulos; George Jerums; Piyush M Srivastava; Louise M Burrell
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Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-10-13
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Title:  American journal of hypertension     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1941-7225     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Oct 
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Created Date:  2011-10-13     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  8803676     Medline TA:  Am J Hypertens     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Victoria, Australia.
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