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Diabetic Retinopathy
Prorenin levels linked to microvascular complications in diabetes
December 6th, 2004
Serum prorenin levels are associated with microvascular complications in type 2 diabetic patients. According to published research from Japan, "Prorenin, a precursor of renin, was measured in sera from normal subjects and type 2 diabetic patients, using a newly developed antibody-activating direct enzyme kinetic assay. Levels of prorenin were examined in relationship to diabetic micro-angiopathies. The levels of antibody-activating direct prorenin (AAD-PR) were approximately 1.5-fold higher than levels of prorenin measured by a conventional enzyme-activating method. AAD-PR levels were significantly higher in males than in females and in diabetic patients than in normal...
Source: Obesity & Diabetes Week (2004-12-06)
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