Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Cystatin C has been proposed as a novel marker of renal function and as a predictor of the severity of coronary atherosclerosis and future cardiovascular events. The aim was to evaluate the possible role of chronic kidney disease and particularly CysC on the characteristics of carotid atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes (DT2).Materials and methods: We investigated 195 patients both sexes with DT2 aged 56.54±4.17 years. Contro...

Background: Polymorphisms in angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene and angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AGTR1) gene have been assessed in previously multiple studies for association with diabetic nephropathy (DN), but results are still controversial.Aim: The aim of our study was to find out the role of ACE (I/D) and AGTR1 (A1166C) in genetic susceptibility of diabetic nephropathy in Belarusian population.Methods: The present case...